The answer is: Mekel 460XL Microfiche scanner

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Wed May 8 20:14:03 2002

> >The question is: What do I now own?
> ><grin>
> Google says $85K in 1996, very well-reviewed?
> Up to 400 dpi, 2,000 frames/hour? Yee-haw!

400 dpi does not sound at all adequate. If we were to assume that the
microfiche were to be 1/10 (linear) the size of original paper (.85" x
1.1"), then we would want 10 times the resolution (linear) per inch that
we would want for original paper. Therefore, if the microfiche were to be
1/10 (linear) the size of paper (approx 1" square per frame), then that
would be like scanning pieces of paper at 40 dpi. Anybody know offhand
what the conventional sizes are for microfiche? (it's certainly less than
1" for the height of a frame!)



When will you start scanning fiche for a fee?

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Grumpy Ol' Fred        cisin_at_xenosoft.com
Received on Wed May 08 2002 - 20:14:03 BST

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