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OBJECT TYPE: HAND-HELD/COLOUR
DATE: 1992
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0165.001

MANUFACTURER: Logitech Inc.
MODEL: SCANMAN COLOR
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: EB0293 05171-06
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 12
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 SYNTHETIC CASING & PARTS; METAL PARTS/.2 SYNTHETIC BOARD WITH METAL & SYNTHETIC PARTS, PLASTIC BAG/.3-.7 SYNTHETIC & METAL DISKS & PAPER LABELS/.6-.7 CW PAPER SLEEVES/.8-.9 CARDBOARD/.10 CARDBOARD BOX WITH MOULDED FOAM PADDING

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 16.4 cm
Width: 16.0 cm
Height: 4.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Digital peripheral devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Logitech
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1992+
Canada: AMERICAN MADE SCANNER USEDBY CANADIAN FAMILY FOR CASUAL & RECREATIONAL USE. IT RECEIVED LIMITED USE BECAUSE DOS-BASED SOFTWARE WAS NOT VERY USER FRIENDLY. IBM PCS WERE STILL FAR BEHIND APPLE'S MACINTOSH COMPUTERS FOR GRAPHIC USE & FOR USER FRIENDLINESS.
Function: HAND-HELD COMPUTER INPUT DEVICE USED TO CONVERT TEXT OR IMAGES TO DIGITAL FORMAT FOR USE BY PERSONAL COMPUTER.
Technical: HAND-HELD SCANNERS WERE INTRODUCED IN LATE 1980'S AS LOWER COST ALTERNATIVE TO FLATBED SCANNERS. ALSO HAND-HELDS COULD BE CARRIED AROUND WITH LAPTOP COMPUTER FOR USE IN LIBRARY ETC. LOGITECH DIFFERS FROM FLATBED SCANNERS & USED LEDS AS LIGHT SOURCE (RATHER THAN COLD CATHODE FLUORESCENT TUBES) & LINEAR CCD ARRAY AS LIGHT SENSITIVE ELEMENT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: GREY LETTERING READING "SCANMAN COLOR" WITH MULTICOLOURED "LOGITECH" LOGO ON CASING/ LABEL ON UNDERSIDE READS "[LOGO] LOGITECH/ SCANMAN (TM) COLOR", "MADE IN JAPAN TYPE B5N2306", "P/N: 860013-00/ S/N: EB0293 0 5 1 7 1 -06"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: LIGHT GREY CASING/ BLACK HEAD/ GREY POWER CORD & PARTS/ GREEN BUTTON
Decoration: N/A

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Logitech Inc., Scanner, circa 1992, Artifact no. 2002.0165, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0165.001/

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