to achieve a file of any value you need a flatbed scanner portable scanners are intended for print documents so they would not work well on thicker photo print stock. the canon below, or maybe an epson perfection v100 would work. you could store it horizontal/vertical, but it would need to be upright in use. best...jf
[1] Canon CanoScan LiDE 500F http://tinyurl.com/2vdhte On Dec 23, 2007, at 2:29 PM, Andy Arnold wrote: > Can anyone in the group recommend a small footprint type of scanner > (maybe one that sits upright)? Also, one that works well with Leopard > and integrates with iPhoto? I want to be able to scan some old > photos, snapshots and our old wedding photos. The house across the > street burned down this year, and it got me to think about all the > old family pictures I would have lost (of course, I already have > 8,000 iPhotos backed up since the point I went digital)! > > Thanks _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be January 22 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
