The Apple Scanner was a flatbed image scanner released by Apple Computer in August 1988.[1] It was Apple's first scanner, capable scanning A4 (8.5 in × 14.0 in) paper at a bit depth of 4 bits (16 levels of grey) at a maximum resolution of 300 dpi.[2]
Overview
The scanner could complete a full scan in 20.4 seconds.[citation needed] It shipped with a SCSI connection[3] with an unused serial port.
To control the scanner, it came with both AppleScan and HyperScan, the latter allowed users to scan directly from within HyperCard.[4][5] Later, only AppleScan was offered.[3]
Many internal components are branded "Toshiba" and "TEC",[6] suggesting that the OEM of the Apple Scanner was Toshiba TEC.
The scanner was upgraded to the short-lived Apple OneScanner in 1991 with 256 levels of grey.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "MicroDigest: MacWorld Expo Summer '88". U-M Computing News. Vol. 3, no. 16. September 19, 1988. p. 9. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
New from Apple: the Apple Scanner
- ^ Flynn, Laurie; Watt, Peggy (August 1, 1988). "68030 Mac, Scanner to highlight Macworld". InfoWorld. Vol. 10, no. 31. pp. 1, 73. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Roth, Steve (October 1991). "Scanners in View". Macworld. Vol. 8, no. 10. pp. 146–153.
- ^ Garrison, Ann (November 1988). "Apple Connects with New Scanner". Macworld. Vol. 5, no. 11. p. 69.
- ^ "Digitizing Paper Documents with Desktop Scanners". July 28, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ Peter Brockie (April 14, 2015). Apple Scanner Teardown. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Heid, Jim (December 1991). "OneScanner we Can Afford". Macworld. Vol. 8, no. 12. p. 109.
