18 Apr
2012
18 Apr
'12
2:33 p.m.
> I do not have a scanner or anything to conenct
one to (and to avoid
> the comments I often get when I say things like that, I am quite
> happy as I am, I do not want a scanner. And I do not have the tools,
> test gear or skills to maintain a modern PC).
You don't consider a 5170 to be "modern"? It can run WindoZe 3.1!
On Wed, 18 Apr 2012, Mouse wrote:
It has nothing to do with any other reasons to not get
a scanner (of
which it sounds as though you have plenty), but you do not necessarily
need a "modern PC". I've got at least one scanner which speaks
SCSI...or is that enough to count as "modern" to you? :)
IF it were to be properly documented (THEY AREN'T.), Tony could easily
create a "Centronics port" or SCSI on one of his existing machines.
I'll bet that he has a "parallel port" on his PC/AT!
But he does not want to OWN anything as undocumented as a "current" (post
1975?) scanner.
I'm sure that with the right incentives (think CAREFULLY about what to
offer!), he could arrange a few hours use of the dining room table, garage
floor, or an extension cord and a picnic table on a nice day, for somebody
else to drop by with a portable scanner and a laptop. I have a "Scan
Wand" that is about 1" x 1" x 12" that does a mediocre job of battery
powered scanning onto MicroSD. Surely Tony would let that into his house
for an hour. Or ride along to somewhere where there is a good scanner
available for use.
Frankly, I think that Tony should accept one of the offered "free"
scanners, and then discard ALL of the circuitry within it, and build a
control interface to talk directly to the CCD and mechanical components.
THEN he could have a properly designed and properly documented scanner.
WITH an appropriate interface.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin at xenosoft.com