Agfa Offers $20 Mail-In Rebate On SnapScan 1212p and SnapScan 1212u Desktop Scanners.WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1999-- $20 Mail-In Rebate Available for Customers Who Purchase the SnapScan 1212p or the SnapScan 1212u Between October 1 and December 31, 1999 Agfa Corporation's Desktop Products Group (USA-DTP), a leading provider of award-winning digital cameras and desktop scanners, announced today that they will offer a $20 mail-in rebate to those customers who purchase a SnapScan 1212p or SnapScan 1212u (off-white only) between October 1 and December 31, 1999. The SnapScan 1212u is a 36-bit, 600 x 1200 dpi, USB-compatible flatbed color scanner designed for home and small office use. The technical specifications of the SnapScan 1212u mirror those of the SnapScan 1212p - a PC specific, parallel-port version of the same scanner. Both the SnapScan 1212p and the 1212u are currently available for the suggested price of $99. "Now is the best time to buy a SnapScan 1212-series scanner," said Peter Spollett, National Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → , Agfa Desktop Products. "The $20 mail-in rebate makes two great scanners - even more affordable." To obtain rebate coupons, customers are suggested to check local retail stores carrying the SnapScan 1212u and SnapScan 1212p. In addition, rebate coupons are available for download from the Agfa Web site at www.agfahome.com/promotions/usa.html The SnapScan 1212u scanner has an optical resolution of 600 x 1200 dpi (which can be interpolated interpolated /in·ter·po·lat·ed/ (in-ter´po-la?ted) inserted between other elements or parts. up to 9600 dpi), 36-bit color depth Same as bit depth. and a scanning area of 8.5 x 11.7 inches. In addition, the 1212u features Universal Serial Bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. (USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. ) compatibility. The USB interface makes it easier for consumers to add a wide variety of peripherals to their personal computers through a one-size-fits-all, plug and play connection. Agfa refers to the SnapScan 1212u interface as a "hot plug-in", as the scanner can be connected and disconnected without powering down the computer. The Agfa SnapScan 1212p is a PC specific, parallel-port version of the same scanner. Both scanners ship with ScanWise - the revolutionary new scanner driver that brings a one-button approach to desktop scanning. In addition to ScanWise, other software packages bundled with the SnapScan scanners include: MicroFrontier Color it! (image editing Changing or improving graphics images. It typically refers to bitmapped images rather than vector graphics drawings. Using an image editor, images can be modified by an artist using pen, brush, airbrush and other "painting" tools. software) and Caere OmniPage LE 5.1 (OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. software) for the Mac, while PC versions will be bundled with Corel PrintHouse Magic (image editing and design software), Caere OmniPage LE 5.1 and Caere PageKeeper (document management software). About Agfa Agfa Corporation is a subsidiary of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, one of the world's leading imaging companies, headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. Agfa develops, produces and markets analog and digital systems, primarily for the graphics, medical and industrial radiography Radiography is the use of ionising electromagnetic radiation to view objects in a way that can't be seen otherwise. Radiography in general should not be confused with the use of ionizing radiation to change or modify objects; radiography's purpose is strictly for viewing. , and consumer imaging and photography markets. Agfa Corporation, headquartered in Ridgefield Park Ridgefield Park, village (1990 pop. 12,454), Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Hackensack River; inc. 1892. Chiefly residential, it manufactures some paper goods. , NJ, employs 5,000 people. Worldwide, Agfa's annual sales are nearly $5 billion. (Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.) |
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