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graphics reading an d printing equipm ent would be increased, protecting a very su b stan tial investm ent from technological obsolescence !
This way any read er could becom e a plain paper reader p rin ter or a digital w ork station on dem and ! Any w et process or dry silver reader printer could be converted to a digital work station utilizing inexpensive laser p rin ters ! Reader p rinters w ith worn out p rint m echanism s could becom e plain paper p rinters a n d /o r digital w ork stations. H undreds of th o u san d s of read ers an d reader p rinters could overnight “play” into im aging netw orks, because of their add-on im aging capability !
CPA’s could carry SCREEN SCAN w ith them together w ith th eir laptop com puters an d load their clients microfilm or microfiche image files directly into th eir PC’s Cities an d C ounties could upgrade their microfilm read ers in public access areas (i.e. Register of Deeds) w ith SCREEN SCAN tied to a print file server behind the service counter ! This would elim inate the lab o u r intensive red u n d a n t lookup by county an d city em ployees of the sam e inform ation later on a reader prin ter ju s t to produce prints. ! Let’s face i t ! In m ost cases m assive film to digital conversions are n o t practical. The sheer volume of microfilm im ages in use, assu re its survival in the m arket place. It seem s obvious now th a t they key to
Microfilm Camera OK 301 Careful Handling of Books
rapid m icrographics integration into new digital imaging applications is the ease an d cost of “on dem and” microfilm image scanning system s. By adding a “screen scanning” device to the existing potential population of millions of read ers an d reader p rinters in the field, the technology bridge is com plete.
Naturally, the prim e reaso n s for retrofitting m icrofilm reader an d reader prin ters w ith SCREEN SCAN are cost savings. M ost m icrographics read er m echanism s are in good working order, w here the prin ter portion m ay not be. Film carriers are the sam e on m any new expensive film scan n ers if com pared to stan d ard reader p rin ters an d m ost service problem s are generally related to the p rin ter m echanism . (So are m aintenance costs!).
In sum m ary SCREEN SCAN upgrades m ost readers (roll film or fiche) to becom e (digital) read er p rinters w ith superb, patented an d fully autom atic image enhancem ent to b etter quality levels th a n “sta n d a rd ” reader printers. (The unique SCREEN SCAN video interface elim inates the need for a PC for th is conversion!).
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Microfilm Reader OL 2 Heavy Duty Reader for all Microforms
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!_____________ New inexpensive motorized 16/35 mm roll film transport for OL 2/OL 3 universal readers
