hackman@pnet51.orb.mn.org (-: Otto "Hack-Man" Heuer :-) (07/11/90)
Does anyone have any recommendations for scanners for the Apple IIgs?
Also, is there any software commercially available to parse the scanned
bitmaps and is able to convert the pixels into ascii characters (with not
*too* many errors)?
Prices and dealer information would be helpful too.
Thanks
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hackman@pnet51.orb.mn.org (-: Otto "Hack-Man" Heuer :-) writes: >Does anyone have any recommendations for scanners for the Apple IIgs? Quickie by Vitesse (ads in A+/Incider and probably Nibble) is a hand scanner that is marketed specifically for the GS. Apple has supposedly released drivers for their Scanner (which requires a SCSI card in the system, preferably the new SCSI card) but since it's pretty expensive I don't know if its what you want. It can do full legal pages though, whereas Quickie does 4 inch strips. >Also, is there any software commercially available to parse the scanned >bitmaps and is able to convert the pixels into ascii characters (with not >*too* many errors)? There is supposed to be a conference on America Online (aka AppleLink Personal Edition) soon about a OCR package for the GS. >Prices and dealer information would be helpful too. Sorry, can't help you there. If I was planning on buying a scanner I'd be a bit more informed. Todd Whitesel toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu
seah@ee.rochester.edu (David Seah) (07/14/90)
In article <1990Jul11.195612.25552@laguna.ccsf.caltech.edu> toddpw@tybalt.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) writes: >hackman@pnet51.orb.mn.org (-: Otto "Hack-Man" Heuer :-) writes: > >>Does anyone have any recommendations for scanners for the Apple IIgs? > >Quickie by Vitesse (ads in A+/Incider and probably Nibble) is a hand scanner >that is marketed specifically for the GS. Quickie just released new software (Quickie 2.0) that is a enormous improvement over the old version. It can scan in 16 level grayscale and edit huge picture files. It can save in a variety of paint formats, including DHR and HGR pictures. I bought one, and I'd have to say it's the best thing I purchased for my GS in a long time. It's up there with my InnerDrive40 :) You can get the Quickie mail order for about $200. Vitesse appears to be really dedicated to the Apple II market...they are the same company that publishes Salvation (the spiffy hard disk backup program). Thunderware demoed the LightningScan hand scanner, which is based on the same hardware that the Quickie uses. As far as I know, it's not yet available. There have been some sample scans uploaded to America Online by beta testers, and they look quite nice in 16 levels of gray. >>Also, is there any software commercially available to parse the scanned >>bitmaps and is able to convert the pixels into ascii characters (with not >>*too* many errors)? > >There is supposed to be a conference on America Online (aka AppleLink Personal >Edition) soon about a OCR package for the GS. The conference will be in the Apple II Productivity Forum on Thursday, July 26. I forgot the company's name, but Alan Bird (ala Beagle) had something to do with its development. It works with the Quickie hand scanner, I'm told, and allegedly goes up to 50wpm recognition rate. Vitesse sent the developers a Quickie so they could develop this software, according to JohnP (Vitesse rep) on AO. The software itself is not available to my knowledge. -- Dave Seah | Omnidyne Systems-M | INET: seah@ee.rochester.edu ^..^ | "User-Friendly Killing Machines" | America Online: AFC DaveS yargh! +----------------------------------------------------------------=*