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Hi Don: It's a very rare cover, at least in my collection, that has vital information out on the final 1/4" of either side. But your point is valid. -- Tom Fine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Cox" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 8:00 AM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] large scale flat-bed scanner > Hello Tom > > On 14/08/08, Tom Fine wrote: >> Hi Frank: >> >> THANKS for a less-costly alternative. I had a MicroTek way back for my >> first scanner in the mid-90's. It was an SCSI model and that's the >> only reason I don't use it now (none of my current computers have SCSI >> cards), aside from that it's slow. Yeah, it cost $300 back then even >> as a factory-refurb, but it made wonderful scans and had the best >> auto-color/auto-contrast settings I've ever used. 95+% of what came >> off the scanner needed zero work in Photoshop, I usually scanned right >> into Acrobat because I knew I could trust the results. It also put out >> reliably crisp text for easy OCR work. >> >> I will absolutely look at this large-format Microtek. I didn't know >> they were still in business, I figured HP and Epson had driven all the >> small guys out of the scanner biz by commoditizing the mainstream >> market at $50-75 for a home-use scanner. >> > It looks good, but the maximum width is only 12 inches, and LP sleeves > are nearly 12 1/2 inches square. > > Regards > -- > Don Cox > [log in to unmask] >