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From: reeves@dvinci.usask.ca (Malcolm Reeves)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: color scanner recomendation needed
Message-ID: <1990Mar14.030520.28508@dvinci.usask.ca>
Date: 14 Mar 90 03:05:20 GMT
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From article <1587@corpane.UUCP>, by sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks):
> 
> We are looking for a hi-res (around 300 DPI) color scanner.
> Not a video digitizer, a scanner.  Looks like a printer or a copy machine.
> Feed in hardcopy and it scans and digitizes it. We have seen several 
> 300 DPI black and white models, but we need one that does color.
> 
> I am at a loss. Is there such a beast? If you have any hint at all for us,
> please email me. It doesn't have to be 300 DPI, but the higher the better.
> 
> Thanks

See Byte April 1989 p.189
Reviews of Sharp JX-450 and Howtek Scanmaster. They cost $7000-$8000 but 
both are the same "engine". Too expensive for us!!