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Product News HF claim “W orld’s fastest diazo duplicator”

Houston Fearless has expanded its family of Extek film duplicators with the introduction of Model 5492-SVHS (Super Very High Speed), a state-of-the-art diazo duplicator th a t runs in excess of 240 fpm. In addition to offering all customers the benefits of the proven Extek 54402 duplicator, the new 5492-SVHS has been made more rugged for high production and high reliability.

Other features include computer monitoring and control which perm it virtually unattended operation, no venting requirem ents, fast rewind, 16mm and 35mm loop modules, the new TR-129 environmentally safe, film cleaning attachm ent and many user-safety features not available on other high-speed duplicators.

Contact: George Barr,Houston Fearless 76 Inc, 203 West Artesia Boulevard,Compton,California 90220-5550 USA Tel: (310) 605 0755 Fax: (310) 608 1556.

M ICRO PERM LTD

MICROFILM TESTING FOR PERMANENCE

WILL YOUR FILM BE READABLE IN TEN, TWENTY, FIFTY OR 100 YEARS TIME?

The only way you can be sure is by regular Archival Testing using the M ethylene Blue procedure (recom m ended in BS 1153).

We have b een carrying out this service in the UK for fifteen years, and our custom ers include

Banks Insurance Com panies Microfilm Bureaux Local Government Offices And many Public and Private Com panies

Write or telephone for further details to :- Frank C. Smith MICROPERM LTD Unit 3, Roman Industrial Estate, Gloucester Road,

CROYDON, Surrey CRO 2DT Tel. 081-689 0244 Microgen UK Limited, information storage and retrieval specialists are now able to dem onstrate how fiche-held information, formerly ‘dorm ant’, can now be reactivated and edited using a new digital scanner. Information on fiche can be made available within an electronic environment and networked across standard PCs,or faxed direct,without affecting the original fiche, using the Microimage Digital Scanner 300 (DS300).

The DS300 scans images from both fiche and 16mm roll film into a PC where information can be refined onscreen before being transm itted to laser printer, fax machine or electronic network.

“Fiche should no longer be considered ju st an archival medium now th a t fiche-held information can be digitised, updated and networked. It m eans th a t users can now combine on-line availability with the proven benefits of using fiche,such as low-cost, space savings and reliable storage,” explains Colin Kaye, Microgen UK’s COM product manager.

Microgen also claim th at documents such as customer statem ents and invoices can now be personalised and laser printed with spot colour to focus’ readers’ attention. The chosen document may be scanned into a PC and the digitised image transferred to the latest-generation spot colour laser printer and a Computer O utput onto Microfiche (COM) platform with facilities to replicate logos, tradem arks, special fonts and graphics.

Personalised documents on both fiche and colour hard copy, completed within m inutes, ready for storing, networking or faxing.

Contact: Colin Kaye, Microgen UK Ltd, Microgen House, City Park, Watchmead, Welwyn Garden City, Herts. AL7.21LT T e l: (0707) 325325. Fax: (0707) 326909

Easy com puter m apping for b u sin esses

Drawing shaded maps to show geographic data used to be difficult and expensive. Now, MiniMAPPS software from European Business Mapping puts simple computer mapping within reach of any sales, m arketing or research departm ent with a Windows spreadsheet or word processor.

MiniMAPPS, which costs £99 + VAT + p.p, comes complete with outlines of UK regions, counties and postal areas as well as European countries. Additional maps e.g. NHS and TV areas or users’ own sales regions, can easily be added.Users can insert text and headings and put symbols on a map to m ark locations.

MiniMAPPS prints in colour or black and white o n ' lasers, inkjets or plotters. If required, the finished maps can be copied and pasted into a Windows spreadsheet, DTP package or word processor.

Contact: European Business Mapping, 25 West Drive, Brighton BN2 2GE Tel: (0273) 702957 Fax: (0273) 673979

The Federation viewer for 35mm roll film has been developed to m eet the need for a cheap, portable viewer, designated the AV35, which can be used for census indexing and other studies. It will be of use to other types of researcher, who will be independent of the shortage of 'screen' type viewers in record offices etc.

The viewer needs no power supply; it depends on light from a desk lamp, or from a bright window. It consists of a press steel 'tray', with a hinged stand. The viewer may be used erect, with light directed onto the upper surface of the stand. The stand may also be folded back, and the viewer used horizontally, laid on a sheet of white paper. Light may be shone on the paper, with the same effect as above. In both of these modes, the viewer may be stood on a pile of books, or a box, to make view35mm microfilm comes in two forms. If the frames are to be read when the film runs vertically, it is called 'cine' mode, if the frames are to be read horizontally, then it is called 'comic' mode. The two ways of using the viewer allows for these.

The film and take-up spools may be fitted at either end of the tray, depending upon which way the film is wound. The lens mount has four small holes in its base, which fit over pins projecting from the tray. The lens may thus be mounted 'upwards', or 'sideways', as convenient. The lens is best fitted sideways, for full frame .viewing.

The lens is of an 8x three element type, and may be focussed using the knurled ring at the top. Best results are obtained by placing the eye close to the lens. Spectacle wearers should use their distance glasses, or the upper part of bifocals.

To fit a film, remove the lens by lifting it from the pins, clip the spools between the two pairs of'dim pled' arms, lead the film from one to the other, ensuring th at it is between the two pairs of pins, and replace the lens.

Dimensions :- 215mm(81/2")H x290m m (lll/2")W x55mm(2”)D Height :- 0.65kg (ll/2Ib)

Contact: The Microfilm Shop, H am m ond Close, Nuneaton CV11 6RY United Kingdom Tel: (0203) 383998 Fax: (0203) 382319

PHOTOMATRIX SERIES 3000 APERTURE CARD SCANNING SYSTEM

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• UP TO 500 IMAGES PER HOUR

• RESOLUTION UP TO 400 DPI

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• HOLLERITH CODE INDEXING

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