TheApple Scanner was aflatbedimage scanner released byApple Computer in August 1988.[1] It was Apple's first scanner, capable scanningA4 (8.5 in × 14.0 in) paper at a bit depth of4 bits (16 levels of grey) at a maximum resolution of 300 dpi.[2]
The scanner could complete a full scan in 20.4 seconds.[citation needed] It shipped with aSCSI connection[3] with an unused serial port.
To control the scanner, it came with both AppleScan and HyperScan, the latter allowed users to scan directly from withinHyperCard.[4][5] Later, only AppleScan was offered.[3]
Many internal components are branded "Toshiba" and "TEC",[6] suggesting that theOEM of the Apple Scanner wasToshiba TEC.
The scanner was upgraded to the short-livedApple OneScanner in 1991 with 256 levels of grey.[7]
^"MicroDigest: MacWorld Expo Summer '88".U-M Computing News. Vol. 3, no. 16. September 19, 1988. p. 9.Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. RetrievedOctober 16, 2021.New from Apple: the Apple Scanner
