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Portable Scanner Solutions for Research?
Fished asks: "Lately, I'm finding that I need to do a lot of research in Libraries -- remember those? I'm tired of feeding dimes to the copiers, and would like to buy some kind of portable scanner to go with my Powerbook. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find one that will work. Back in the eighties, this were as common as dirt: they were small, four inch wide scanners that you could run over the page. Also, while I've found three portable scanners for PC's (from Antec and Pentax) even if I could somehow get them to work with Mac OS X, they are sheet-fed, which is useless for scanning pages out of books. Does anyone still make the old-fashioned Hand Scanners, and do they make them for Macs?"
Watch out, the next thing you know the DMCP will be attacking scanners too, hand-held or not.
If they do make them for Macs, I'm willing to bet they come in six different colors. :)
Ah, yes, the digital version of the Hogan's Heroes approach.
Try Google
What's next? "Ask Slashdot: Getting Drops Off My Cock After Pissing"?
"they are sheet-fed, which is useless for scanning pages out of books"
Not if you tear out the pages, first.
Is completely useless. It's just packaging. I say to take the damned thing apart, flip the mechanism that slides the laser over and attach a book to it.
Instantly portable, put whatever you want on it ( a book, your junk, whatever) and let it slide across the stationary laser. If you get good at it, you could even make the rails telescopic for even more portability!
You think that I'm crazy, you should see this guy!
DMCP = Dynamic Master Control Program? Your user cannot help you now...
I thought he meant:
Digital Millenium Copyright Police
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*Ding* *Ding* *Ding* CONGRATULATIONS! You are the 500th poster to recommend the same thing! You have won a prize! What do we have for him, Johnny?
If you had nuts on your chin, would they be chin nuts?
I think you'd do well with the answer to "Ask Slashdot: How to properly use a search engine"
I think you should try playing around with different search parameters... Try these is google:
+"handheld scanner" +apple -win32 -windows -linux
+"network scanner" +nessus +linux -ethereal -ettercap
+"linux terminal server project" +openmosix -mosix
+"need for speed" +"jenna jameson" -playstation -ps2
I think if you follow the noticeable pattern above that you will no longer have such a hard time with those nasty good for nothing search engines;)
put the what in the where?
I think your post would be a good candidate for a new type of /. submission. I think we could call it "Tell Slashdot". :-)
... shot with a camera that makes beeps and fakes shutter click sounds?? :-)
Were they promising to send you lots of money in return for a few details (your bank account numbers, social security numbers, passport, etc...)??
Here's a link to a picture of a funny looking man with a large moustache. I'm posting it as a follow up because they are both equally relavent answers to the question on hand-held scanners.
http://www.peter.com/inline/jimmy.jpeg
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>> Because of the fire in Apollo 1, in which three Astronauts died, NASA required a writing instrument that would not burn in a 100% oxygen atmosphere.
I believe they also advertised for ASTRONAUTS who would not burn in a 100% oxygen atmosphere...