Thunderscan

[Robert Borsuk]

This is the first I've heard of the Thunderscan.  Sounds like a rip  
off a product I designed for the Commodore 64 umpteen years ago,  
called OptiScan.  The unit used fiber optic cable hooked to the head  
of an Epson compatible printer.  The software allowed scanning ,  
enlarging, even colorizing on scan.  We had some encouraging write- 
ups at the time, sold a couple, but just couldn't get the financing  
for full market penetration.

Rob
On Mar 19, 2006, at 9:21 AM, Mike wrote:

> Just picked up an interesting piece of hardware.
>
> It's a Thunderscan,  The working end replaces the ribbon cartridge  
> in an
> Imagewriter,  The page to be scanned is fed in to  the printer and   
> the
> optical sensor then scans the page.
>
> It came with a 512  Mac with the demo tape, and reset clip, and  
> floppies
> still in the box.  It powers up OK, but after a while goes blank, a  
> tap to
> the side restores the screen.
>
> Has anyone else seen a thunderscan?
>
>
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