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Hello Elizabeth,

I haven’t check out the MiScope before, but School Technology Resources
(STR) has a free 2-wk loaner program to try out their digital microscopes.
They offer USB scopes (proscope), but the advantage of their video scopes
(VL-7) is that you can hook them up directly to a monitor (no computer
hassles).
http://strscopes.com/ 

-Eric

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Hey everyone -

I'm a new member of the list, and am probably bringing up a topic that has 
been beaten to death.....but:
I am looking to purchase a few MiScope digital microscopes for a hands-on 
fossil lab we have here at the Museum of the Earth.
http://www.zarbeco.com/miscope_1a.htm

They look very efficient and easy to use; and my worry about them "walking 
off" is lessened by the presence of a docent whenever the scopes are in 
use.  Does anyone have opinions, warnings, or ideas about their use?  I'd 
love to hear from someone who has used them in a museum setting.

Feel free to respond to me directly, off list.
Thanks!

Elizabeth Humbert
Discovery Labs Manager
Museum of the Earth at the Paleontological Research Institution
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