mha@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Mark H. Anbinder) (03/11/89)
Just heard about the new scanner from ThunderWare (maker of ThunderScan), called something like LightningScan or LaserScan ... whatever. They advertised the thing on page 10 of the latest MacUser, I'm told. This scanner is a hand-held model, much like the hand-held photocopiers that came out a couple of years ago that you run across an original yourself. The scanner is four inches wide... but apparently the software is intelligent enough to PUT TOGETHER STRIPS if you need to scan something wider. What I want to know is, has anyone SEEN the thing? USED IT, maybe? I'd like some information on how good it is. It costs in the $500+ range, I think, and while that's more than twice the cost of the ThunderScan, it's less than half most other scanners' costs. Also, it's faster than the ThunderScan -- you just run it across the page and you're done. All of the above information is second-hand (third-hand, now!). I haven't seen any spec sheets, or even unsubstantiated claims! Anyone who's familiar with this new product, please tell me more about it! Is it worth the money? Should I part with my dear old ThunderScan? :-) Please E-MAIL responses. I will summarize to the net if there is interest. -- Mark H. Anbinder ** MHA@TCGould.tn.cornell.edu NG33 MVR Hall, Media Services Dept. ** THCY@CRNLVAX5.BITNET Cornell University H: (607) 257-7587 ******** Ithaca, NY 14853 W: (607) 255-1566 ******* Ego ipse custodies custudio
moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer) (03/12/89)
In article <7534@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> mha@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Mark H. Anbinder) writes: >What I want to know is, has anyone SEEN the thing? USED IT, maybe? I'd >like some information on how good it is. It costs in the $500+ range, I >think, and while that's more than twice the cost of the ThunderScan, it's >less than half most other scanners' costs. Also, it's faster than the >ThunderScan -- you just run it across the page and you're done. A friend saw a demo of this at MacWorld; his comment was that it scanned things nicely, but you had to move your hand v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y to get a clear scan from it. A very appealing product, though -- I've thought about getting it myself... "Artistic growth is, more than it is anything else, a refining of the sense of truthfulness. The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist, knows how difficult it is." -- Willa Cather --- Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer INTERNET: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM Manual UUCP: {uw-beaver, sun, hplsla, thebes, microsoft}!fluke!moriarty CREDO: You gotta be Cruel to be Kind... <*> DISCLAIMER: Do what you want with me, but leave my employers alone! <*>
mha@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Mark H. Anbinder) (03/15/89)
In article <7534@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> I wrote: >Just heard about the new scanner from ThunderWare (maker of ThunderScan), >called something like LightningScan or LaserScan ... whatever. They >advertised the thing on page 10 of the latest MacUser, I'm told. > >This scanner is a hand-held model, much like the hand-held photocopiers >that came out a couple of years ago that you run across an original >yourself. The scanner is four inches wide... but apparently the software >is intelligent enough to PUT TOGETHER STRIPS if you need to scan something >wider. To my disappointment, the information I've gathered indicates that the LightningScan CAN NOT put together strips of a wide image by itself. You can still do that in your own paint program just as you always could with the ThunderScan. One of my concerns is that I'd heard that this scanner (and the similar ScanMan scanner) has trouble producing an image without distortion unless you have a rock-solid hand and move the scanner firmly and evenly. It seems that the rollers on the LightningScan help you keep it on track, and its software can accomodate a certain amount of variation in the speed at which you drag it across the image. I'm still collecting information, so if you've got more, please e-mail it! I'll continue summarizing to the net. -- Mark H. Anbinder ** MHA@TCGould.tn.cornell.edu NG33 MVR Hall, Media Services Dept. ** THCY@CRNLVAX5.BITNET Cornell University H: (607) 257-7587 ******** Ithaca, NY 14853 W: (607) 255-1566 ******* Ego ipse custodies custudio