At our next meeting on Monday, August 11th, 1997, 7:30pm

QMUG/LA presents
Scanner Night!
at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, 1625 N Schrader
just east of Highland Ave and south of Hollywood Blvd.

 

QMUG/LA's First Annual Scanner Night is *your* opportunity to bring to our meeting a floppy disk and most anything you want scanned that will fit on a flatbed scanner, and for $1 per scan to benefit the Center, get it scanned, for you to do any of the below with it. We can scan it into practically any format, so even PC users are welcome.

 

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> What is a scanner?

A scanner is an input device that takes a printed image and, by use of light, converts it into a digital image. Generally speaking, there are three kinds of scanners: Feed, Flatbed, and Slide -- like Visioneer's Paperport (feed), Apple's Color OneScanner (flatbed), and Nikon's Super CoolScan (slide), respectively -- ranging in price from $200 to $2,000.

Two popular add-ons to flatbed scanners are transparency adapters and document feeders so you can scan transparencies and multiple documents, another $200 to $600. Most scanners are bundled with all the cables, and driver, image and OCR software -- like Photoshop or ColorIt (image) and OmniPage or TextBridge (OCR) -- you need to get up and running.

 

> What can I do with a scanner?

Perhaps a better question is, "What can I do with what I scan?" Because the Macintosh in particular is so graphic in its user interface, you can place your scans practically anywhere, from StartupScreens, to desktop pictures or patterns, to puzzle pictures, to icons, to screensaver modules, to the "About the Finder" window, to ShutdownScreens, and so much more!

You can of course also put your scan on your stationery, resumes, calling cards, fax cover sheets, family tree or organizational charts, meeting agendas, brochures, newsletters, reports, Persuasion or PowerPoint presentations, web pages, missing pet signs, for sale signs, t-shirt transparency paper (if you have a printer to support that), and so much more!

So you see, you *don't* want to miss this meeting!

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And Mark Your Qalendars!

Saturday-Sunday, August 16th-17th, Orange County begins its pride celebrations on Saturday and parades it on Sunday.

Monday, August 18th, 7pm, DQ/LA, the Los Angeles chapter of Digital Queers, meets at Little Frida's, 8730 Santa Monica Blvd, just west of La Cienega! DQ/LA will also meet Mon, Sept 15th, same time and place. For more information, send an e-mail message to majordomo@abacus.oxy.edu with "subscribe dq-la" in the body.

Saturday-Sunday, August 23rd-24th, Sunset Junction takes place!

Monday, September 8th, 7:30pm, QMUG/LA presents
"Copland: the Man, His Music, and Apple's New Operating System"
(Fresh from Macworld Expo/Boston!)

 

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