olasov@heathcliff (Benjamin Olasov) (04/30/89)
I'm getting a new Mac II(x?) & periphs, and don't have a clue about what the good price performers are in scanners. I'm using it mostly for greyscale work, but optical character scanning capability would be a nice plus. Can someone recommend a good bargain on a product line? Also, the Mac will be used mostly for CAD and graphics applications like desktop publishing- is there any rational basis, knowing about the intended usage, for choosing among the new line of machines? Very gratitude, Ben Benjamin Olasov ARPA: olasov@cs.columbia.edu BITNET: olasov@heathcliff.UUNET
granteri@pnet51.cts.com (Grant Erickson) (05/01/89)
I would highly recommend the Apple Scanner...it only has 16 grays, but that is plenty enough for most* people. The scanner software is quite adequate, and for under $1600 it is a very good deal. As for OCR software to go with it, I wouldn't have a clue there, but I would highyl recommend the Apple Scanner. .________________________________________________________________________________. | UUCP: {amdahl!bungia, uuner!rosevax, chinet, killer}!orbit!pnet51!granteri | | ARPA: crash!orbit!pnet51!granteri@nosc.mil | | INET: granteri@pnet51.cts.com | !_______________________________________________________________________________!
kehr@felix.UUCP (Shirley Kehr) (05/02/89)
In article <6304@columbia.edu> olasov@cs.columbia.edu (Benjamin Olasov) writes:
<I'm getting a new Mac II(x?) & periphs, and don't have a clue about what the
<good price performers are in scanners. I'm using it mostly for greyscale work,
<but optical character scanning capability would be a nice plus. Can someone
<recommend a good bargain on a product line? Also, the Mac will be used mostly
<for CAD and graphics applications like desktop publishing- is there any
<rational basis, knowing about the intended usage, for choosing among the new
<line of machines?
Pick up the May issue of MacWorld. It has an article on grey-scale scanners
and monitors. I guess most people use color for CAD, but it's nice to
know about the other options too.
Shirley Kehr