About This Particular Macintosh 6.04 - eDisk

Stuff: Epson Perfection 1200 PhotoAbout ThisStuffBY ALAN TAYLOR, TAYLOR.ALAN@TESCO.NETEpson Perfection 1200 PhotoCompany: Epson, Inc.Web: http://www.epson.comPrice: $349.95Requirements: Power Mac, Mac OS 8.5 or higher (7.5 for SCSI version)The time had come to buy a new flatbed scanner. I have a beige G3, and felt that in order tofuture-proof my investment, I should get a USB scanner and a USB PCI card. Epson’s Website suggests that the USB scanner will only work with Macs manufactured with a USB port.Still, an email to their tech support people would surely sort that one out. Sadly not: thereply was as obscure as it was negative. They could not offer any worthwhile help or opinionon that matter.I had already decided to buy a Keyspan USB card, so I thought I’d ask Keyspan. Theirresponse could not have been more helpful. Within an hour of writing, I received anunequivocal confirmation that the Epson scanner would operate perfectly in my Mac withtheir card. So full marks to Keyspan, and their claims proved to be absolutely true.Now on to the business of the scanner. It is quite a versatile unit, offering 1200 dpi true resolution.The version I chose also had the USB interface, and a transparency adaptor.Many USB scanners look very cool and exciting. This one is strictly conventional. This is notan issue with me, as I want a tool, not a fashion statement, but some might be discouragedby its modest size, beige colour, and unremarkable styling.ATPM 6.04 ← 81 → Stuff: Epson Perfection 1200 Photo