Attention OS/2 HP ScanJet Users, Danmar Systems, Inc. and their international distributor, the Farrel Co., are pleased to introduce ImageScan/2, an innovative new OS/2 scanning, copying and faxing application. ImageScan/2 is designed to provide powerful image capturing and exporting features as well as easy, one- step copying and faxing capabilities. Not just a port of an old Microsoft Windows application, ImageScan/2 is designed from the ground up to take advantage of features that make OS/2 such a robust 32-bit operating system. ImageScan/2 includes support for most Hewlett Packard ScanJet desktop scanners such as the IIp, IIc, IIcx, 3c, 3p, 4c and 4p. HP's switchless SCSI interface that comes with these scanners is supported, as well as those 3rd party SCSI controllers that are recognized and supported by OS/2 (eg. Adaptec, DTC, BusLogic). ImageScan/2 is actually three applications bundled into one: QuikImage, QuikCopy and QuikFax, conveniently replacing several Windows or OS/2 applications with one easy to use Presentation Manager application. The QuikImage module is a powerful, multithreaded, native OS/2 replacement for HP's DeskScan II software. With QuikImage you can Preview and Capture images, then Save them as files in the background while continuing to work on other important tasks in the foreground. QuikImage also lets you select just a portion of an image, then print or save just that selection, thus reducing the amount of time and space used to store images. The selection can easily be enlarged or reduced by simply dragging the mouse over any of the edges. Several image types are currently available for saving and exporting of images, among them BMP, PCX & TIF. Other formats are currently being added and tested, and will be made available. The QuikCopy module contains most of the features normally found in high-end copying machines: multiple copies, magnification and reduction, intensity and contrast adjustments, copy resolution, inverting and mirroring of images being a few of the literally thousands of adjustments possible. QuikCopy also supports printing directly to all OS/2-compatible printers, PCL compatible or not. The PCL mode does allow for very quick copying but the non-PCL mode provides compatibility support for thousands of printers. The QuikCopy module also supports HP's optional Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) for quick and easy multipage copying. The QuikCopy module is an OS/2 replacement for the Windows- based HP Copier program as well as some available OS/2 copying utilities. The QuikFax module is a powerful Scan and Fax tool tightly integrated with the FaxWorks software included with OS/2 Warp 3.0. It is fully compatible with both FaxWorks Lite and FaxWorks Pro so there is no need to upgrade your current faxing software. QuikFax also fully supports HP's Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) for convenient, multipage faxing, but if you don't have an ADF use QuikFax's Simulated ADF which makes multipage faxing a snap without incurring the expense of an optional document feeder. Possibly ImageScan's most powerful feature, however, is that it maintains separate settings for each module: scanning, copying and faxing. No longer do you have to switch from regular printers used for copying to fax printers used for faxing. With separate settings for each module, ImageScan/2 can scan and save images using one set of scanner settings and then copy or fax with a completely different set of values. For example, in a typical desktop publishing environment, a person may want to scan small images at a very high resolution for inclusion in a document but at the same time may want to make copies at a lower resolution for increased speed. ImageScan/2 allows for this with very little effort. Fax settings can be preset to common values which only apply to faxing, and then forgotten. The benefits of using this approach are endless. The ImageScan/2 package also includes version 1.40 of the SCSIScan for OS/2 drivers, the defacto standard for integrating HP ScanJets with OS/2 for the past three years. While providing a convenient and workable solution, CPU usage was always high with earlier versions. The version 1.40 SCSIScan drivers have not only been rewritten to take full advantage of ImageScan/2's multithreaded features, the SCANOS2.SYS driver for OS/2-supported SCSI controllers has been redesigned to allow the scanner to operate in the background, while consuming barely any CPU cycles. Foreground processes run almost full speed while tasks such as copying and faxing run comfortably in the background. The driver supporting the HP switchless card, SCANHP1.SYS, has also been improved and includes tighter integration with the ImageScan/2 software, but for those seeking the best multitasking performance from their ScanJet, a 16 or 32-bit OS/2-supported SCSI adapter is necessary. ImageScan/2 Offers - New version 1.40 of SCSIScan for OS/2 drivers increases scanning performance - Convenient one-step scanning, copying and faxing in one native OS/2 application - Powerful, 32-bit multithreaded operation not previously possible - Efficient design with individual settings for scanning, copying and faxing - Thousands of individual settings possible for resolution, contrast, intensity, etc. - New driver slashes CPU drain typically experienced with other scanning software - Competitive price for new purchasers - Special upgrade pricing for current SCSIScan owners Anyone wishing to order ImageScan/2 should contact the Farrel Co. at (919) 833-6899. Compuserve: 76243,1124. Internet: shafran@nando.net.