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>"tjk@tksoft.com" wrote:
>
> Dear list members,
> I am begging for your indulgence with a few questions.
>
> Question A: Does anyone have a Memorex scanner?
>
> Question B: Does anyone know about the requirements
> for using a parellel port scanner on a laptop?
>
> I got the scanner, and installed SANE 1.0, in the hopes
> I would be able to figure out a way to connect the scanner
> to my laptop.
>
> If I understand correctly, I should see the scanner
> listed if it is supported by entering "scanimage -L."
> I had no luck there. Only the two virtual devices
> showed up.
>
> I am not confident with the cabling either, as
> I am using a Toshiba laptop which only has
> one parallel port for a printer, with a female
> connector. I have the two connected to each other with
> an RS-232C serial cable. It would seem to me that
> this setup is not going to work, but since I don't
> know what other setup would, I tried it anyway.
>
> I also tried the serial port, using a DB9/DB25
> cable for serial printers. No luck there either.
>
> If anyone knows what type of cable would work, if
> any will at all, I would greatly appreciate hearing from
> you.
>
> P.S. If no backend exists for Memorex, how does the process work
> foradding a new backend. I looked at microtec and umax backend
> code, and they seemed rather voluminous. There were
> some common threads, but I didn't look further
> as scanners are a new beast for me, and I figured I
> would be better off asking first. This is not an offer
> to write a driver. I am just curious. Who knows if I decide
> to write one in the future, once I am familiar with
> what we are dealing with here.
>
> Thanks a million,
>
> Troy
>
> Troy Korjuslommi Tksoft OY, Inc.
> tjk@tksoft.com Software Development
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