New and in need of help.

Sat Feb 2 18:20:22 EST 2002

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
> >> >>>
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