Re: FingerPrint

[paulb@eecs.nwu.edu (Paul Brazis)]

In article <DErG9B.LnL@news.zippo.com>,
Tim Dixon <tdixon@everest.acpl.lib.in.us> wrote:
>Hi All!
>
>I recently (last week) acquired an Apple //e (not enhanced), monitor,
>etc.  I have a couple of questions maybe someone out there can help me
>answer:
>
>In slot 1 is a FingerPrint card.  It has a parallel port, a serial
>port, and a socket labelled FP BUTTON.  There's also a set of DIP
>switches.  I have a disk labelled FingerPrint Test, Verify and Preboot
>VADP.
>
>Anybody know anything about this?  Does anybody have a manual for this
>card?  Is the serial port two-way (ie could I use it to tie to my
>Mac?)  What's the FP BUTTON supposed to do?
>

I know that the FingerPrint card was a screen-capture card, allowing you to
instantly print/save whatever was on the screen when you pressed the Finger
Print (which was to be mounted to the front of your computer. At least that is
how I remember the FingerPrint card being advertised. I don't own one, but
remember seeing it being advertised in A+ magazing many years back.