Clipfiles can go into the PC
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The HP Scanjet 3p flatbed gray-scale scanner can be used to efficiently transform text and images into computer-based files. The scanner was used in an informal test designed around a project to organize and store newspaper article clippings. A computer is the perfect storage medium for such a project because it can store and organize far more information on its hard drive than can be filed away in hardcopy form. Scanners take pictures of documents and transform them into data that a computer can read. There are color and black and white scanners with resolutions ranging from 300 dpi to 1,200 dpi. Some scanners can process color slides. Optical character recognition (OCR) software can be used with a scanner to scan text documents into word processing applications for modification. The $500 HP Scanjet 3p scanner is a 300 dpi black and white scanner that produces about 256 shades of gray.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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Power-supply insurance for data
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The best feature of SL Waber's Upstart Uninterruptible Power Supply is its Electronic Bookmark 1.2 software, which saves the information on the screen even if the user is not present. Upstart's other helpful feature is its ability to act as a surge protector for the entire PC, including the modem. Users frequently fail to protect modems, but energy surges can come over telephone lines as well as electrical lines. The Upstart comes in a good-looking gray box that may sit under the monitor. The modem and computer connectors reside on the back of the box, along with outlet plugs for the monitor, computer, printer and two other auxiliary systems. The entire unit may be turned on with a single switch. Upstart's two lead-acid batteries can support a system with a 17-in monitor and a Pentium processor running as fast as 166MHz for about five minutes. The Upstart costs about $200.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1996
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Cable, cable, who's got the cable?
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PCs always require more cables than inexperienced users may expect. The Dell Dimension XPS P166s first requires a cable to connect the main unit to the monitor. Power cords are then attached to these units and plugged into a surge protector. There are two more cables required to connect the keyboard and the mouse. Five cables are required to connect two speakers to each other, to the computer, and to a subwoofer. Another cable is required to hook up the printer, and others are used to connect a modem and microphone. There are 14 cables required to set up the machine. The Dell Dimension includes 32MB of SDRAM, 256KB of Pipeline burst cache and a 2MB Virge 3D video card. The system includes a variety of software applications, many installed on the hard disk, including the Windows 95 operating system and Microsoft's Office Pro 7.0.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1996
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