Scanner adaptor question

[Net Llama!]

On 02/15/04 13:26, Joel Hammer wrote:

> I have a micotek scanmaker e3 scaner.
> 
> It attaches using a scsi adaptor that I believe fit into
> an ISA slot.
> 
> It used to work fine but I had to replace the computer
> driving it.
> 
> Anyway,  I am without a scsi adaptor and fooling with
> this thing.
> 
> Is there a way to make the parallel port work like a scsi
> adaptor? The cable with the scanner fits nicely onto the
> parallel port, making me hopeful. As I recall, the IOMega
> drives were scsi but ran off the parallel port.

I'd be quite surprised if you could drive any SCSI device via the 
parallel port.  The IO rate needed could never be met by a parallel 
port.  Why can't you just pick up a cheap PCI SCSI controller?

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