Hi I still don't understand what you are saying in respect of the issue here. Can we use TWAIN compliant scanners under GNU/Linux or not? It seems that you'd rather introduce new elements to the thread rather than agree with me that we can use TWAIN compliant scanners under GNU/Linux. Gena >Definitely no bashing going on here! I was just trying to say that Twain >ain't Twain and not the same Twain from scanner to scanner. We all wish it >were indeed because we could avail ourselves of far more options. Case in >point, the Mustek Scanner which I paid $400 U.S. for in 1997 was offered as >a substitute from Best Buy because they could not supply the HP 4C I had >ordered. I later learned that it would not work with K1000 because of >inherent flaws in the Mustek firmware which does not implement Twain as >effectively and which lockedout access to the K1000 software. > >I'm not infering that being a beta tester gives me an edge nor position of >authority. I'm merely relating the facts based upon those whom I happen to >have the opportunity to interact with whose well-founded research an >experiences have thus shared and not arbitrarily. > >I will definitely step-up to test the Linux version of K1000 as well. > >Just another insentive that I need to get my Linux box setup here ha! I am >just at this quandry about pulling a bunch of data off of the box. >WindBlows 95 is corrupt and I don't have the patience to modem everything >and I don't know if I can establish a null modem across to this other box. > >Amanda Lee >Alexandria, VA > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chris Peterson" <capeterson at visi.com> >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 2:02 PM >Subject: Re: New and in need of help. > > >Just a not here. > >I have a friend who graduated from school who graduated last year and took a >job with L and H. He is working with a team that is working on porting >Kurtzweil scanning and reading products to Linux. > >So, don't bash them just yet. > >I haven't talked to him since he took the job, so I don't know the status of >the project, but perhaps something good will come of it eventually. > >73, >Chris Peterson, KG0BP > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Georgina" <gena at gena-j.net> >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 1:57 PM >Subject: Re: New and in need of help. > > >> Hi >> >> No thanks, I got a lovely set up here of the Epson 1240 and K1000 6.02 >> with Dectalk. I again will try to bring you round to the discussion that >> started this discussion. John wrote that TWAIN scanners will not >deffinately >> work on the GNU/Linux platform. The fact that your a beta tester for the >> most exploitative front end for the rtk and fine reader ocr engines has >> nothing to do with it. It is because of such software that demonstrates >> the need for the time and investment into the GNU/Linux community. >> >> Gena >> >> >> >> >Okay then be my guest and go out and buy yourself a cheap, off-the-shelf >> >scanner that nobody has ever heard of. I can betya! that it is not >likely >> >to operate in Twain mode very well if at all. >> > >> >I am a beta tester for the K1000 product and we discuss these things with >> >developers who test various scanners as a part of their job. They know >what >> >they are talking about. >> > >> >Amanda Lee >> > >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "Georgina" <gena at gena-j.net> >> >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >> >Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 1:32 PM >> >Subject: Re: New and in need of help. >> > >> > >> >Hi >> > >> >I stand by what I said! "almost" I had to challange the misleading >> >post about scanner support under GNU/Linux. >> > >> > >> >Gena >> > >> > >> > >> >>Nope, not all scanners are Twain compatible in fact for awhile, HP had >> >>broken Twain and they don't support it as well in some of their series. >> >>Other brainds are even worse. >> >> >> >>Amanda Lee >> >> >> >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >> >>From: "Georgina" <gena at gena-j.net> >> >>To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >> >>Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 10:36 AM >> >>Subject: Re: New and in need of help. >> >> >> >> >> >>Hi >> >> >> >>Do TWAIN make scanners? I thought that TWAIN was an interface. almost >> >>every scanner is TWAIN compliant and when installed under Windows uses a >> >>TWAIN interface but the same scanner will work under GNU/Linux with the >> >>"Scanner Access Now Easy". You can see the list of supported scanners >on >> >>the SANE www site. >> >> >> >>Sorry, can't remember what TWAIN stands for but it is another acronym. >> >> >> >>Gena >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>If you are going to any significant scanning, you should have >> >>>Windblows available -- from what I can tell, Linux ocr is not there >> >>>yet and I understand they definitely don't support twain scanners. >> >>> >> >>>on Tue, 29 Jan 2002 20:48:51 -0500 "Thomas Ward" <tward at bright.net> >wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> Hi, Anna. If you email me off list I'll help you get a Linux box >going. >> >>>> My email address is >> >>>> tward at bright.net >> >>>> >> >>>> Some initial questions here. >> >>>> >> >>>> Do you have a hardware synth? >> >>>> Do you plan to buy one if not? >> >>>> If you plan to scan books do you have a scsi scanner? >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>>-- >> >>> John Covici >> >>> covici at ccs.covici.com >> >>> >> >>>_______________________________________________ >> >>>Speakup mailing list >> >>>Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >>>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >> >>Speakup mailing list >> >>Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >> >>Speakup mailing list >> >>Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Speakup mailing list >> >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Speakup mailing list >> >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
