Scanner recommendations (and usb ports)

[Collins Richey]

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 23:22:26 -0500 Kurt Wall <kwall at kurtwerks.com> wrote:

> Consuming 0.7K bytes, Collins Richey blathered:
> > On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 20:17:38 -0600 Alan Jackson <ajackson at oplnk.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > Well I'm in the market for a new scanner, so I'm seeking suggestions.
> > > 
> > > This is for home use, mostly for photos & such. I'd like 600 dpi, don't
> > > expect to need better than that. And of course it needs to run under Sane.
> > > Might want to do slides as well.
> > > 
> > 
> > I've had good results with epson 1660 photo, both on linux and windows.
> 
> Interesting. Epson apparently has nominal support for Linux:
> http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supAdvice.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&noteoid=23782
> 

Once I figured out the right sane backend, it was a piece of cake.  I bought the
unit after checking the linux support.  Since then, the wifey has the scanner on
the Winewrs machine.

-- 
Collins Richey - Denver Area
if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the 
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