Windows 98 has several features that make it easier to use, and you will also be able to add other USB devices later. Color scanners are the norm right now. Don t buy a black and white scanner, even if you think you will only want to scan in newspaper columns. Today, even most newspapers are using color. When you purchase a scanner you will see that they differ in two areas, resolution and bit-depth.
Resolution refers to the amount of detail that the scanner can reproduce.
The resolution affects the sharpness and clarity of an image. The higher the resolution, the better the image. When shopping for a scanner, you may also see the term interpolated resolution. Don't fret about the details. Just be sure that you compare values for the same terms.