Did their 23-year old mechanical scanner just scan the photo faster than any sca... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		sliverstorm on Nov 4, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Soviet Image Editing Tool from 1987 Did their 23-year old mechanical scanner just scan the photo faster than any scanner I have ever used? I think it did. We have come so far. (Yes, I know, I know. It's just funny)

enf on Nov 5, 2010 [–]

Most copy machines these days are actually scanners, and can do an 11x17 page at 600dpi in about a second.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact