IBM ScanMaster

From: bill claussen <elecdata_at_kcinter.net>
Date: Wed Apr 4 03:11:49 2001

I'd be interested in seeing the article. I've repaired many fax
machines and was unaware that they have been around for this long!

Thanks for the info.

Bill Claussen
elecdata1

Don Maslin wrote:

> On Tue, 3 Apr 2001, John Allain wrote:
>
> >
> > There's a nice view of a ~1960's Fax machine in the movie
> > "Bullitt". They put a photo on a drum, and drum is scanned
> > like an old edison cylinder phonograph (but optically). Spins
> > real fast, had a turbine whine as remembered.
> >
> > First fax machine was over 100 years ago with synchronized
> > pendulums. Will scan <g> an old Scientific American if there's
> > interest.
>
> How do you synchronize to a remote pendulum?
>
> - don
>
> > John A.
> >
> >
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