I've never had any trouble using my twain (technology without an interface name) compliant scanner with the sane stuff; it's always worked perfectly, with no problems. Brian Borowski On Sat, 2 Feb 2002, Georgina wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >
