Fujitsu announces personal scanner for the Macintosh.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 1995--Fujitsu announces personal scanner for the Macintosh. Why ScanPartner Jr. for the Macintosh is a response to growing customer demand for the convenience and productivity gains of optical character recognition optical character recognition (OCR), method for the machine-reading of typeset, typed, and, in some cases, hand-printed letters, numbers, and symbols using optical sensing and a computer. (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. ) and desktop scanning. The bundled solution is a cost-effective way for users to become more productive, and to make better use of their existing peripherals and applications. Applications and Benefits Working with today's popular OCR, document imaging and general office software, ScanPartner Jr. gives users the ability to convert paper documents to electronic files, to edit, fax file, and copy right at their desks. The product will provide the means for users to make the most of their existing applications and peripherals by letting them capture paper documents, image-enable a fax modem fax modem n. A modem that sends and receives fax transmissions. and turn a laser printer into a personal copier. ScanPartner Jr. for the Macintosh comes with TextBridge 2.0 from Xerox Imaging Systems. This OCR software converts the text of a scanned document directly into over 20 popular application formats. By eliminating the need to re-key documents, TextBridge saves time and improves productivity. Specifications ScanPartner Jr. is about half the size of a shoe box, making it ideal for virtually any desktop. The product scans at the rate of six pages per minute in 300 dpi. And, unlike other scanners in its class, it has a 10-page automated document feeder feeder abbreviation for self-feeders. Used in feeding groups of animals at intervals of several days. Feed has to be dry and comminuted so that it will run down the spouts from the hopper into the troughs. and a direct SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. connection. Pricing and Availability ScanPartner Jr. for the Macintosh with the TextBridge software is available now from Fujitsu for the list price of $499. CONTACT: Fujitsu Computer Products of America Mary Medeiros, 408/894-3565 mmedeiros@fcpa.fujitsu.com Communications Plus Kay Paumier, 510/656-8512 |
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