11 Jun
2006
11 Jun
'06
7:14 p.m.
On 6/11/06 7:05 PM, Zane H. Healy wrote:
At 9:54 AM -0700 6/11/06, Chuck Guzis wrote:
I fondly remember a variety of DIY projects and kits that would convert a
9-pin home computer printer into a scanner.
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Do you really think that when Jesus comes back he'll want to see a cross?
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Joost van de Griek
<http://www.jvdg.net/>
Anyone remember the days of the "hand
scanners" with their 4-or-inch wide
scanning head? To scan a page, you made two passes, then used software to
join the halves. Nasty business--but I think I actually have one of the
little buggers if anyone wants one for their collection.
Ugh! Don't remind me, I bought one, as well as a jig to help you do
a "better" job of scanning. Not only did you have to "try" to move
the scanner across the paper at the same speed, but you had to keep
it in a straight line.
To make matters worse, I made one scan, then set it aside, by the
time I went to use it again a few months later, it was dead.