19 Dec
2018
19 Dec
'18
1:31 p.m.
Does anyone know if old versions of VueSCAN worked on anything below XP
(e.g. Win 9x, 2K or even gasp 3.x)? Thanks.
-Ali
19 Dec
19 Dec
1:44 p.m.
On Dec 19, 2018, at 1:31 PM, Ali via cctalk <cctalk
at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Does anyone know if old versions of VueSCAN worked on anything below XP
(e.g. Win 9x, 2K or even gasp 3.x)? Thanks.
-Ali
I?d recommend asking Hamrick, I think they only make the current version of their software
available, and I?m not sure how long it?s been around. According to Wikipedia it?s been
around for 20 years, which would mean that there should be versions that support Win 9x
and 2k.
It?s primary purpose is to allow people to use scanners that are no longer supported on
modern hardware. Having said that, on my Epson V850-Pro I find it to be very, very close
in quality to SilverFast when scanning film. For documents, I?d use VueScan.
Zane
5:38 p.m.
I?d recommend asking Hamrick, I think they only make
the current
version of their software available, and I?m not sure how long it?s
been around. According to Wikipedia it?s been around for 20 years,
which would mean that there should be versions that support Win 9x and
2k.
It?s primary purpose is to allow people to use scanners that are no
longer supported on modern hardware. Having said that, on my Epson
V850-Pro I find it to be very, very close in quality to SilverFast when
scanning film. For documents, I?d use VueScan.
Zane,
Thanks for the info. I am aware of the purpose/reason people are recommending it. The
reason I asked my question is my own OCD need to standardize, i.e. If I can use a program
I like in a multi-OS environment I see that as a serious plus. You learn one program well
and use it across Win9x, 2K, XP, 7, OS X, and even Linux.... I am guessing VueScan is
limited to 32bit and above OSes but I could be wrong. I wonder if there were ever any
TWAIN drivers for Win 3.x.....
-Ali
7 Jan
7 Jan
9:21 a.m.
On Thu, 20 Dec 2018 at 02:39, Ali via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
I wonder if there were ever any TWAIN drivers for Win
3.x.....
This is stretching my powers of recollection -- and in my world, back
then, if you could afford (and wanted) a scanner, you used a Mac --
but I think so, yes.
We are all aware of what that acronym means, yes?
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1:11 p.m.
On Thu, 20 Dec 2018 at 02:39, Ali via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> I wonder if there were ever any TWAIN drivers for Win 3.x.....
Yes, but I think that you needed WIN32S installed.
On Mon, 7 Jan 2019, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote:
This is stretching my powers of recollection -- and in
my world, back
then, if you could afford (and wanted) a scanner, you used a Mac --
but I think so, yes.
1) some could not afford Mac (rarely any in the skip)
2) some did not have control over employer's purchasing decisions
3) depending on what was being scanned, other factors influenced platform
We are all aware of what that acronym means, yes?
But few pay any attention to any technology without an interesting name.
And of those who do and the rest, never the twain shall meet.
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3:13 p.m.
On Mon, 7 Jan 2019 at 22:11, Fred Cisin via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Ah, could be.
On Thu, 20 Dec 2018 at 02:39, Ali via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> I wonder if there were ever any TWAIN drivers for Win 3.x.....
Yes, but I think that you needed WIN32S installed. But few pay any attention to any technology without an
interesting name.
Well, quite.
And of those who do and the rest, never the twain
shall meet.
I think we've all missed that twain now.
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3:43 p.m.
>>> I wonder if there were ever any TWAIN
drivers for Win 3.x.....
>
> Yes, but I think that you needed WIN32S installed.
On Tue, 8 Jan 2019, Liam Proven wrote:
Ah, could be.
16-bit TWAIN was supported in version 1.9 of the specification, apparently
eliminated by 2.2
Other than a 16 bit version, that may or may not have existed?, the
TWAIN drivers would be same/similar to WIN95.
http://www.neosys.si/download/TWAIN/dsminst32.txt
But few pay
any attention to any technology without an interesting name.
Well, quite.
And of those who do and the rest, never the twain
shall meet.
I think we've all missed that twain now.
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