g rap h ics read in g a n d p rin tin g equ ip m en t w ould be in creased , p ro tectin g a very s u b s ta n tia l in v estm en t from technological obsolescence ! T his w ay a n y re a d e r could becom e a plain p ap er rea d e r p rin te r o r a digital w ork sta tio n on d em an d ! Any w et p ro cess or dry silver re a d e r p rin te r could be converted to a digital w ork sta tio n utilizing inexpen sive lase r p rin te rs ! R eader p rin te rs w ith w orn o u t p rin t m ec h a n ism s could becom e plain p ap er p rin te rs a n d /o r digital w ork sta tio n s. H u n d re d s of th o u s a n d s of re a d e rs a n d re a d e r p rin te rs could overnight “play” into im aging netw orks, b e c au se of th eir ad d -o n im aging capability ! CPA’s could c arry SCREEN SCAN w ith th em together w ith th e ir lap to p co m p u ters a n d load th eir clients m icrofilm or m icrofiche im age files directly into th e ir PC’s C ities a n d C ounties could up g rad e th eir m icrofilm re a d e rs in public a c ce ss a re a s (i.e. R egister of Deeds) w ith SCREEN SCAN tied to a p rin t file server b e h in d th e service c o u n te r ! T his w ould elim inate th e la b o u r intensive re d u n d a n t lookup by co u n ty a n d city em ployees of th e sam e inform ation late r on a re a d e r p rin te r j u s t to pro d u ce p rin ts. ! Let’s face i t ! In m o st c a se s m assive film to digital conversions a re n o t p ractical. T he sh e er volum e of m icrofilm im ages in u se , a s s u re its survival in th e m a rk e t place. It seem s obvious now th a t th ey key to
rap id m icrographics in teg ratio n into new digital im aging ap p licatio n s is th e ease a n d co st of “on d e m a n d ” m icrofilm im age sc a n n in g sy stem s. By adding a “screen sc a n n in g ” device to th e existing po ten tial pop u latio n of m illions of re a d e rs a n d re a d e r p rin te rs in th e field, th e technology bridge is com plete. N aturally, th e prim e re a so n s for retro fittin g m icro film rea d e r a n d rea d e r p rin te rs w ith SCREEN SCAN a re cost savings. M ost m icrographics re a d e r m ec h a n ism s a re in good w orking order, w here th e p rin te r portion m ay n o t be. Film c a rrie rs a re th e sam e on m an y new expensive film s c a n n e rs if co m p ared to s ta n d a rd re a d e r p rin te rs a n d m o st service problem s a re generally related to th e p rin te r m ech an ism . (So a re m ain te n a n c e costs!). In su m m a ry SCREEN SCAN u p g ra d e s m o st re a d e rs (roll film or fiche) to becom e (digital) re a d e r p rin te rs w ith su p e rb , p a te n te d a n d fully a u to m a tic im age e n h a n c e m e n t to b e tte r q uality levels th a n “s ta n d a rd ” re a d e r p rin te rs. (The u n iq u e SCREEN SCAN video interface elim inates th e n eed for a PC for th is conver sion!). Contact: A lex Brunner, B lue W ater S y s te m s , 1305 Step h en so n H ighw ay, Troy, M ichigan 4 8 0 8 3 U.S.A. Tel: 8 0 0 3 4 6 6740 Fax: 3 1 3 583 3 4 0 6
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New 35/16 mm roll film camera OK 301 with fully automatic book cradle > A1 ° Electronically controlled 35/16 mm roll film camera head, 360° rotating, image area projection, variable frame mask (0 - 45 mm) and automatically adjusted film advance 0 Automatic focusing, exposure control and best resolution with ZEISS lens 0 Exchangeable book cradles - fully automatic - with front edge positioning for any book size, guarantee careful handlung, also for old books. ° Specially designed for libraries, archives and service bureaus ... very simple to operate!_____________
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Choice of motorized or manual open spool transports or combination film carrier for microfiches and aperture cards Three built-in lenses on "quick change" lens slide, from 10.5 x to 48 x 360° image rotation Brilliant, high resolution screen A2 or A3 Very solid design, for use in public reading areas etc. ZEUTSCHEL GmbH, D-72070 Tubingen, Germany Tel. (49)7071/97060, Fax (49)7071/970644
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