Apple Scanner Explained

In August 1988 Apple Computer introduced the Apple Scanner.^[1] It was their first A4 (8.5 in × 14.0 in) flatbed scanner. It was capable of a 4-bit image with 16 levels of grey in a maximum resolution of 300 dpi.^[2] The scanner could complete a full scan in 20.4 seconds. It shipped with a SCSI connection with an unused serial port.

To control the scanner, it came with both AppleScan and HyperScan, the latter allowed users to scan directly from within HyperCard.^[3] Later, only AppleScan was offered.^[4]

Many internal components are branded "Toshiba" and "TEC", suggesting that the OEM of the Apple Scanner was Toshiba TEC.

The scanner was upgraded to the short-lived Apple OneScanner in 1991 with 256 levels of grey.^[5]

Notes and References

1. MicroDigest: MacWorld Expo Summer '88 . 19 September 1988 . U-M Computing News . 3 . 16 . 9 . ...New from Apple: the Apple Scanner... . October 16, 2021 . October 16, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016042512/https://books.google.com/books?id=WSBVAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA16-PA9 . live .
2. . 68030 Mac, Scanner to highlight Macworld . Laurie . Flynn . Peggy . Watt . 1 August 1988 . 1,73 . 10 . 31 . October 16, 2021 . October 16, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211016042504/https://books.google.com/books?id=dDoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73 . live .
3. Macworld. Apple Connects with New Scanner. November 1988. 69. Ann. Garrison. 5. 11.
4. . Scanners in View . October 1991 . 146–153 . 8 . 10 . Steve . Roth.
5. OneScanner we Can Afford . . Jim . Heid . December 1991 . 8 . 12 . 109.