10 Jun
2006
10 Jun
'06
6:31 a.m.
On Tuesday 06 June 2006 23:24, Chris M wrote:
now an even better idea then a scanner is a digital
camera. 2 - 3 megapixels (even 1.2!) is sufficient for
archiving text and graphics.
What are you smoking?
Seriously, digital cameras make horrible tools for archiving text. Slow, bad
resolution, and lens distortions, which you *can't* get away from, because of
the fact that you're taking the image from a single point vs a moving imaging
array like a scanner would have.
And, telling a guy who collects PDP-11s that a flatbed scanner is "unweildly"
is just plain silly.
Pat
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