I just downloaded and read: https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/921859O/3m-true-definition-scanner-faq.pdf https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/921859O/3m-true-d

I just downloaded and read: https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/921859O/3m-true-definition-scanner-faq.pdf https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/921859O/3m-true-definiti... I get the impression that 3M provided a range of services in conjunction with the scanner product. From that I assume that most of the processing was being performed on 3M SaaS servers. Which in turn suggests that raw scan data was being sent to 3M and various outputs sent back. So I think you have yet another example of planned obsolescence, just like your iPhone, etc.