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The Apple Scanner was a flatbed image scanner released by Apple Computer in August 1988. It was Apple's first scanner, capable scanning A4 (8.5 in × 14.0 in) paper at a bit depth of 4 bits (16 levels of grey) at a maximum resolution of 300 dpi.

Overview

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. Later, only AppleScan was offered.

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.

See also

• Drum scanner

References

1. "MicroDigest: MacWorld Expo Summer '88". U-M Computing News. Vol. 3, no. 16. September 19, 1988. p. 9. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021. New from Apple: the Apple Scanner
2. Flynn, Laurie; Watt, Peggy (August 1, 1988). "68030 Mac, Scanner to highlight Macworld". InfoWorld. Vol. 10, no. 31. pp. 1, 73. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
3. ^ Roth, Steve (October 1991). "Scanners in View". Macworld. Vol. 8, no. 10. pp. 146–153.
4. Garrison, Ann (November 1988). "Apple Connects with New Scanner". Macworld. Vol. 5, no. 11. p. 69.
5. "Digitizing Paper Documents with Desktop Scanners". July 28, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
6. Peter Brockie (April 14, 2015). Apple Scanner Teardown. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via YouTube.
7. Heid, Jim (December 1991). "OneScanner we Can Afford". Macworld. Vol. 8, no. 12. p. 109.

• Image scanners
• Apple Inc. peripherals
• Products introduced in 1988
• Products and services discontinued in 1991