The answer is: Mekel 460XL Microfiche scanner

From: Clint Wolff <vaxman_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Wed May 8 23:52:58 2002

It is actually 200-400 equivalent dpi depending on the magnification
required for the fiche. I haven't found any documentation on the 460,
but the newer versions ($75k) use a 4000 or so linear CCD and scan
the fiche in strips. The strips are stitched together in software,
and the individual images are cut out. This is a production scanner
as compared to the Canon MS3000 where the operator lines up a single
image and presses the scan button.

I'm so excited I can barely wait for it to appear upon my doorstep :)

clint

On Wed, 8 May 2002, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:

> > >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?
>
> --
> Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin_at_xenosoft.com
>
>
Received on Wed May 08 2002 - 23:52:58 BST