[plug] scanners

[Michael Hunt]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-plug at linux.org.au [mailto:owner-plug at linux.org.au]On Behalf
> Of Mike Holland
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 1999 1:20 PM
> To: Perth Linux User Group
> Subject: [plug] scanners
>
>
> Re David's  http://www.torque.net/~campbell/scanner.html
>
> > Rule of Thumb: If the manufacturer makes a SCSI scanner of a similar
> > spec to the parallel port scanner, the parallel port scanner is
> > probably internally a SCSI.
>
> Are the Umax 610P and 610S of "similar spec" ?
> Or the Acerscan 600P and 600S ?
> They seem to do SCSI and parallel models. But if parallel is just a
> SCSI internally, why are they so much cheaper?  Sales volume?

The increased cost is due to the SCSI models requiring a scsi adapter card
be shipped. Also I think there is a greater cost in getting the scsi cables
manufactured.

> Or are they totally different machines?
>
> More practically, is the a cheap scanner that will work under Linux?
> I would use it for sending faxes, and the occasional photo scan.
> Any of them look good after using a hand-held scanner.

If you are in the position of buying a new flatbed scanner that you want to
use under Linux from day one then "BUY SCSI".  However as this increases the
cost and could give you a useless scsi card (I'm not sure if they all work
under Linux and it is only your expensive ones like HP's that come with
Adaptec cards).  For more information see
http://www2.prestel.co.uk/hex/scanners.html

Scanner under Linux is still one of those areas that is "under
construction".

> Mike Holland <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>            Perth, Australia.
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