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Dear Friends and Colleagues, An appeal to the collective wisdom: I need a desktop flatbed scanner that will print a full 11 x 17 inches at the very least and will work with a new iMac. Many of the scanners nominally in that range are actually an international A3, 11.7 inches (which is fine) by 16.5 inches (which is not). 12 x 18 should be OK, or even something a little larger. I have spent quite a bit of time on line, of course, without finding anything likely. I do not want a paper feed. I prefer a machine that can hold an item larger than its stated size -- i.e., one with a lid that either opens up fully or comes off. There are two systems in use: CCD (charge-coupled device) and CID (contact image sensors). CID is cheaper, but it has a depth of field of about a millimeter and can only be used for absolutely flat items. Apparently, it also produces less accurate colors. I need a CCD version. Apart from high quality images, I also need OCR (optical character recognition) so I can copy and edit typed copy. Perhaps that can be added or improved by a separate program. Someone on this list surely will know. Many thanks. Larry -- Laurence McGilvery Member, Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America Post Office Box 852 La Jolla, California 92038 USA (858) 454-4443 [log in to unmask] www.mcgilvery.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~