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From: wally@pallas.UUCP (Wally Hartshorn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Scanner/Digitizer Thoughts Requested
Keywords: DTP, desktop publishing, scanner, digitizer
Message-ID: <255@pallas.UUCP>
Date: 9 Jan 90 03:47:55 GMT
Reply-To: wally@pallas.UUCP (Wally Hartshorn)
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Organization: Athenanet, Inc.,  Springfield, Illinois
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I'm looking into buying hardware for digitizing artwork
for inclusion into a DTP package.  DigiView is the
first package to come to mind, but I've also been thinking
of inexpensive scanners, such as C Ltd.'s Han-D-Scan.
Output would be B&W, possibly to a Star NX-10 9-pin 
printer, most likely via 2400 baud modem to a PostScript
printer.  I'm using an A1000 with 3 floppy drives and 
2.5Meg of RAM.  While the idea of CLtd's scanner is
appealing, especially the 400 DPI resolution (which
would work quite well with the 300 DPI PostScript printer)
I have heard that it requires connecting to the serial,
parallel, *AND* joystick ports -- with no passthrus.  True?
Would a couple of A-B boxes allow me to keep my printer
and modem connected?  I've heard of A-B boxes causing
damage to the Amiga.  Would it be safe so long as everything
is powered down before toggling?

If you have some experience with digitizers and/or
scanners for DTP applications, please reply via mail.
I'll post a summary.
-- 
Wally (uunet!pallas!wally or wally@athenanet.com)

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