Thanks - I will check that out. On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, Kerry Hoath wrote: > Looks like a memory mapped NCR53c580 or similar. > Look at the hp website if you want to run the scanner in a modern environment. > > Regards, Kerry. > On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 03:13:18PM -0500, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > > The interface card has a 25 pin female socket and the scanner has a > > Centronics connector. I can use the original connecting cable > > interchangeably with a standard printer cable. The interface card has an > > I/O address which makes it appear like lpt2 (or lp1) to the OS, and in DOS > > there is a memory mapped region just above video memory that needs to be > > shielded from reassignment by emm386. > > On Wed, 12 Dec 2001, Kerry Hoath > > wrote: > > > > > The 2+ has a 25-pin port on the interface card but > > > you can get cables that go from whatever to 25-pin. Does t he scanner have 25-pin female > > > on the back of it? I have seen cables that go from centronics > > > to 25-pin no worries in fact I have one hear for my HP 3P. > > > > > > Regards, Kerry. > > > On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 10:22:14AM -0500, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: > > > > I am glad to know DOS runs on your system, John - that meas there has got > > > > to be a way for it run here, so I will pursue that angle. > > > > > > > > Steve - this flat bed scanner is a very old one which requires a > > > > proprietary interface card. The card looks like a printer port, and the > > > > connecting cable is a standard printer cable. So a PCI/SCSI card will > > > > probably not help. I need a new scanner, and if I do that I will probably > > > > just get on board with the Linux development efforts. But it will all have > > > > to wait until after the holiday bills come in. > > > > > > > > Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh > > > > The Moon is Waning Crescent (12% of Full) > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh > > The Moon is Waning Crescent (11% of Full) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh The Moon is Waning Crescent (4% of Full)
