New and in need of help.

Sat Feb 2 16:42:26 EST 2002

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
>> >>>
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