ANA Tech's Eagle SLI 3840 Brings Large Format Scanning to Desktop; High Performance Scanner Targets Office Environment.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 1995--Intergraph's ANA Tech Division unveiled the latest in its Eagle line of scanners, a unit that incorporates imaging sensor technology to bring large-format, cost-effective black and white scanning to the marketplace. Weighing less than 100 pounds, the Eagle SLI (Scalable Link Interface) A multi-GPU interface from NVIDIA for connecting two or four NVIDIA display adapters together for faster graphics rendering on one monitor or two monitors. (Straight Line Imaging) 3840 is built around a revolutionary large-format optical sensor head that uses no cameras. This allows the unit to capture an entire scan line A horizontal line (a row) in a video frame. Camcorders sense image frames a line at a time, and display systems create images a line at a time. The scan lines are the vertical resolution of the system; for example, an NTSC TV signal uses 525 lines, 480 of which contain image data of 15,200 pixels at a true resolution of 400 dots per inch. The optics are internally isolated from outside stresses through a patented three-point mounting technique only available with ANA Tech scanners. "We listened to the market and what we heard was a need for a competitively priced product that would scan E-sized documents in less than 20 seconds. The Eagle SLI 3840, priced at $12,800 -- is a product that offers the accuracy and reliability of our larger scanners in a more compact unit, a product whose cost any company could easily justify," ANA Tech Marketing Director Gerald Kasten said. Scanning documents up to 40 inches (101.6 cm) in width with an active scan width of 38 inches, the Eagle SLI 3840 captures line art at variable resolutions from 50 to 800 dots per inch and 256 levels of grayscale In computing, a grayscale or greyscale digital image is an image in which the value of each pixel is a single sample. Displayed images of this sort are typically composed of shades of gray, varying from black at the weakest intensity to white at the strongest, though in . It performs on-board thresholding and de-skewing of line art on various media forms, allowing the user to select several thresholding options from an easy-to-use software interface. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. ANA Tech General Manager Eugene Kleca, the image sensing technology used in the Eagle SLI 3840 is similar to that of facsimile machines and many popular small-document scanners. "We are the first company to stretch and enhace that technology to build a product capable of handling 38 inches (96.5 cm), as opposed to fax machines and scanners that can only handle 12 inches (30.5 cm)," Kleca said. The Eagle SLI 3840, a pinch roller A small, freely turning wheel in a tape drive that pushes the tape against a motor-driven wheel (the capstan) in order to move it. feed scanner, features a large diameter roller to minimize document skewing and ensure positive motion through the scanner. The self-contained image sensing head has no moving parts Moving parts are the components of a device that undergo continuous or frequent motion, most commonly rotation. "Parts" only include the mechanical components which does not include fuel, or any other gas or liquid. and is permanently aligned at the factory for reliability and low maintenance. In addition to offering the Eagle SLI 3840 in a complete package that includes all cables and software needed for the PC and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. environment, ANA Tech is providing customers with an unprecedented 18-month return to factory warranty program. The newest in the Eagle line of scanners was designed by the same award-winning design team that created the console-based Eagle 3640/4080 color and monochrome scanners. At a depth of only 17 inches (43.2 cm), the SLI3840 unit will fit easily on most table tops, making it ideal for small office environments or departments within larger organizations. Intergraph Background Information A member of the Fortune 1000, Intergraph Corporation is the world's largest company dedicated to supplying interactive computer graphics systems. Products range from point solutions, meeting individual and departmental needs, to integrated, enterprise-wide systems. Noted for delivering interoperable systems and applications, Intergraph bases its products on Windows, Windows NT and UNIX operating systems Noun 1. UNIX operating system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services . Intergraph Computer Systems develops and markets Intergraph hardware products, including personal workstations Same as personal computer or workstation. and servers. Founded in 1981, ANA Tech was acquired by Intergraph in 1988. ANA Tech hardware and software products are used in the aerospace, automotive, AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission , manufacturing, mapping/GIS and utility applications at hundreds of sites worldwide. Note to Editors: Intergraph and the Intergraph logo are registered trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Other brands and product names are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Intergraph Corporation Gerald Kasten, 303/973-6722 |
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