[PLUG] large format (>=13 x >=20-inches) flatbed scanners?

Russell Senior russell at personaltelco.net
Thu Jan 31 00:51:01 UTC 2019


Optical distortion. I want to digitize the pen plotting so it could be
reproduced.

On Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 16:22 W7DAL <W7DAL at comcast.net> wrote:

> How about taking a photograph?
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Jan 30, 2019, at 3:24 PM, Russell Senior <russell at personaltelco.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > I have a poster, an ASCII CODING CHART, from Milne Computer Center at OSU
> > that's been on my wall for 30+ years. It was originally produced with a
> pen
> > plotter and has some nice font effects.  I'd like to get it scanned. I
> > tried on my flatbed scanner, but the working surface is too small and I
> > need 6 scans to get it all (I realize I could do it in 4 with a different
> > orientation), and stitching it together is *not perfect*.  I am aiming
> for
> > perfect.
> >
> > Does anyone have a large format scanner that can do at least 13x20
> inches?
> > I'd like 1200 dpi, but even 300 would be an improvement over my bodge job
> > of stitchery.  Or, do you know of a place I could reasonably get it done?
> > My initial searches suggest local commercial options are quite expensive,
> > like on the order of $50, which is moderately ridiculous, but maybe I
> > haven't found the right people yet.
> >
> > Also, does anyone have an HP pen plotter?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > --
> > Russell Senior
> > russell at personaltelco.net
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