preserving / ressurecting old docs?

From: Frank McConnell <fmc_at_reanimators.org>
Date: Sat Jun 23 13:55:02 2001

Bill Bradford <mrbill_at_mrbill.net> wrote:
> I'm scanning them in as 100dpi grayscale GIFs, then I will convert to
> other format(s) and eventually to PDF. Scanning directly to PDF with
> HP's software produces horrible output with compression artifacts.

HP's software? The stuff that came with my 6200 was disappointing: I
either got very lossy JPEGs or insufficiently-colorful GIFs out of it.
I installed FreeBSD, SANE, and the GIMP and was much happier.

-Frank McConnell
Received on Sat Jun 23 2001 - 13:55:02 BST