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From: rjd@brunix (Rob Demillo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: ST Scanners
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Date: 14 Apr 89 16:21:58 GMT
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In article <8904120642.AA00116@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> <FXDDR%ALASKA.BITNET@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU> writes:
>Is the scanner used here the same unit used in various PC hand scanners
>such as Scan Man?  Folks who have used Scan Man seem pretty happy with it
>on the PC and it would be nice to find something comparable on the ST.
>I wonder if this product will ever make it to the US.

I have entered into an agreement with Logitech to convert the
ScanMan hand scanner to run on the ST through the DMA port. 
The software is in place, and the hardware is now being looked 
into. 

I cannot give a timeline at this point, however, but I thought I
would inform you to keep the faith...



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