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Re: LightningScan Board



Paul wrote...

>I bought a IIgs with an unfamiliar board in it: a LightningScan board by
>Thunderscan. It has an external connector for an Imagewriter II-style
>printer cable. I've heard of Thunderscan, which used a special printhead
>to scan a document using the printer mechanics.
>Can anyone tell me how this works, and what the missing pieces are?

A Lightningscan was a hand scanner that was very similar to the Quickie hand
scanner. For one reason or another, it did not sell as well as the Quickie and
"QUICKLY" vanished. 

LJSilicon