Re: HP ScanJet plus on IIGS?

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <lars-0403971850090001@pine142.cruzio.com>,
Lars Johannesson <lars@cruzio.com> wrote:
>A friend just gave me a HP ScanJet plus with serial connector (to hook it
>up to old PC). I'm not sure whether I'll be able to make it work with my
>Mac, but will it be able to hook up to my IIGS? What can I do with
>it..i.e. most of my graphics work is on the Mac, so I'd like to be able to
>transfer files over.

   I believe the ScanJet line has all been flatbed scanners, and I
don't think I've ever heard of anyone using one on an Apple II. Apple
put in incomplete (preview only, no saving) scsi-based scanner support
into System 6.0.1 before leaving it to languish. Unless this scanner
uses the same protocols as several A2-capable hand scanners (Quickie
by Vitesse, and a few others), you'd probably have to reverse-engineer
a GS driver/scan app to use it.

   As to file transfer from Macs, Convert3200 from Shareware Solutions
II (http://www.crl.com/~joko) is about the best for converting from a
lot of 2D formats. It doesn't do jpeg (very few A2 programs can do
that decently and/or quickly), but GIF and a bunch more standard
formats are supported. Go bug some Mac FAQ authors for lists of
cheap/free programs that'll save in A2 friendly formats. 

Nathan Mates

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