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Re: spectrum and digitizers

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From: Scott Yelich
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1989 20:17
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In article <21@spocom.UUCP> gng@spocom.UUCP writes:
> Thanks to Lars-Erik Osterud (larserio@ifi.uio.no),
> Scott D. Yelich (scott@cs.odu.edu), and Steve Belczyk (seb3@gte.com) for
> their info. on Spectrum/Quantum Paint.

you're welcome.... (Did I say anything?)

> I think I should reveal first why I've been asking for this info.
> I may very soon get access to a Nikon LS-300 (or was it 500?  ahh...) film
> scanner - how it differs from something like Computereyes is that instead of
> getting an image from a video camera or vcr/tv, the Nikon (and other film
> scanners like it probably) gets it's image from a negative/positive 35mm
> slide.  And at a great resolution too - 4096x6144 as I recall!  And at 24bits
> (16.7 million colours), etc, etc....Now, I know Trio Engineering (Spectrum's)
> has worked with Digital Vision (Computereyes) to make Computereyes save a
> digitized image in Spectrum format, but I haven't heard of any other efforts
> by them - especially with a film scanner.

I have a computer eyes.... for $150 (brand new) or trade toward an old
hard drive...  I got this compter eyes, and I have sent it
back to the company twice.  They say it works on their computers.... but
it wont work on mine.  So, it doesnt do me any good.

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 Scott D. Yelich                                 scott@cs.odu.edu [128.82.8.1]
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Subject: Re: spectrum and digitizers
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