I agree with Mr. Russell. It could depend on what you are scanning, text
or graphics. One significant factor is your OCR software. My personal
favorite is OmniPage pro. OmniPage Lite used to come with the SCSI
Microtek Scanners. I have always upgraded to the Pro version. The spread
in prices on scanners is significant. The first Apple Scanner I ever
played with, was done surreptitiously in the S/W development Dept. of my
company. The Apple monochrome Scanner cost over two thou at the time
('bout 1987 or '88).
RHB
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Jack Russell wrote:
>
> On Friday, August 30, 2002, at 10:23 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > I'm thinking about buying a scanner (for the first time). Any
> > recommendations? I've got one external SCSI connector free on my Power
> > Base 200 minitower. Appreciate any tips or buying advice you might have.
>
> Unless you are into a professional application, all the inexpensive
> scanners will be USB. I believe the power base has 3 PCI slots? My
> recommendation would be pick up a cheap USB PCI card, and then any
> scanner with a price you like. In my Power Tower Pro I added a NetGear
> USB PCI card, $14.00, and my Canon N650U scanner runs great off it, in
> both 10.1.5 nd Classic. The Scanner was $129.00 with a $25.00 rebate
> when I bought it.
>
> Cheap and functional. Good capability and works fine for my scanning
> needs.
>
> Jack Russell
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