Image scanner
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An image scanner is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object and converts it to a digital image. The most common type of scanner used in the home and the office is
A flatbed scanner (Epson Perfection V850 Pro) with its lid open. Documents or images are placed face-down on the glass bed (the platen).
The first image ever scanned to a computer, of Russell A. Kirsch's newborn son, Walden (1957)
The Autokon series of scanners were the first flatbed scanners on the market designed for digital image processing; pictured is the 1000/DE, a successor model released in 1988.
A flatbed scanner (HP ScanJet IIC) with its lid closed
Personal computer
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A personal computer, or simply computer, is a computer designed for personal use. It is typically used for tasks such as word processing, internet browsing, email, multimedia playback, and gaming. Per
A person using a desktop personal computer
Commodore PET in 1983 (at the American Museum of Science and Energy), an early example of a personal computer
The 8-bit architecture Pravetz 82 computer produced in Bulgaria from 1982, in a classroom in the Soviet Union
Altair 8800, one of the first personal computers