Re: Abaton Scanner

[cdeschu@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Chris Deschu)]

In article <Cxs8FA.98u@eskimo.com>, Erik Kloeppel <lurch@eskimo.com> wrote:
>cav@strauss.udel.edu (Steve Cavanaugh) writes:
>
><I recently came across an olde Abaton 300/FB flatbed scanner.
><It had a Mac driver, which is not system 7.x compatible, and it is
><a pain switching between systems on those Macs that I have at school
><that can do this, so I was wondering if anyone knows if this could
><be used on a GS. It has a parallel interface, but comes with a 
><parallel to SCSI converter so that it could be used with
><the Mac. I imagine I can hook it up to the SCSI chain on my GS with no problem, But don't know if I can find a driver and/or software for it.
><Any ideas?
>
>as far as I know, there is not a single scanner application out there for
>
>the GS (excluding the Thunderscan andthe hand held canners).  Certainly
>noting for the flatbed family.
>
>However, a few issues of develop ago, there was an article that laid down
>the basics for an application that made use of the Apple One scanner.  If you can
>dig that article up (I'm sorry - I dot remember which issue it was) and 
>if you are a glutton for punishment, youcould write the application
>yourself.
>
>Helpful, arent I?
>
>Lurch

Actually, I'm sure I remember seeing a scanner application on the
6.0 golden CD which worked in conjunction with the scsiscan.driver
which was included with 6.0. I think it required an apple scsi
card and an apple scanner, but maybe it would work with other
scanners. Are there any kind of standards for SCSI scanners,
as there are for hard drives?


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