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Two pages from MacWorld Oct 1989 special issue that headlines "8b-it upgrades invade Apple. Get all the gory details." It shows a picture of a small motherboard floating above a beige Apple Scanner, purportedly the new motherboard is the upgrade.

Full text from the ad:
"It takes less than thirty minutes for an 8-bit Abaton Upgrade to invade your Apple scanner. And once the upgrade is in place, you'll see more detail in your scanned images. Details that won't show up on a 4-bit scanner.
Like subtleties in shading or gradations. Because with Abaton's 8 bit Upgrade, your Apple scanner can read 256 shades of gray (versus the 16 shades you currently get). So your black-and-white photographs look as good on your computer as they do on paper.
And you'll see more of the richness and subtlety of the original photo when the scanned image is printed on a phototypesetter. Which means that you can use your scanned images as final art.
The Abaton 8-bit Upgrade is completely painless.
There's no dragging your scanner down to the local store. You simply place the order. and within 48 hours a technician will call to schedule the thirty-minute upgrade at your home or office.
Your upgraded scanner is covered for 90 days with our basic warranty, or you can extend your warranty for longer coverage. There's no risk to you.
But the biggest advantage is that the Abaton 8-bit Upgrade makes it easier for you to publish. Because now you can see exactly what each page looks like- photographs and all...
Two pages from MacWorld Oct 1989 special issue that headlines "8b-it upgrades invade Apple. Get all the gory details." It shows a picture of a small motherboard floating above a beige Apple Scanner, purportedly the new motherboard is the upgrade. Full text from the ad: "It takes less than thirty minutes for an 8-bit Abaton Upgrade to invade your Apple scanner. And once the upgrade is in place, you'll see more detail in your scanned images. Details that won't show up on a 4-bit scanner. Like subtleties in shading or gradations. Because with Abaton's 8 bit Upgrade, your Apple scanner can read 256 shades of gray (versus the 16 shades you currently get). So your black-and-white photographs look as good on your computer as they do on paper. And you'll see more of the richness and subtlety of the original photo when the scanned image is printed on a phototypesetter. Which means that you can use your scanned images as final art. The Abaton 8-bit Upgrade is completely painless. There's no dragging your scanner down to the local store. You simply place the order. and within 48 hours a technician will call to schedule the thirty-minute upgrade at your home or office. Your upgraded scanner is covered for 90 days with our basic warranty, or you can extend your warranty for longer coverage. There's no risk to you. But the biggest advantage is that the Abaton 8-bit Upgrade makes it easier for you to publish. Because now you can see exactly what each page looks like- photographs and all...