[sane-devel] Parallel Port as SCSI

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Hi again,

Looking at the pictures at howstuffworks.com it is seems I do have a 
parallel cable, and two parallel ports (both DB-25, 'females') in the 
scanner. Funnily, on my scanner both these ports 
(http://computer.howstuffworks.com/parallel-port1.htm) are labelled "SCSI" 
with large (8 mm) letters.

The SCSI cable is illustrated at http://computer.howstuffworks.com/scsi1.htm 
but does not look like anything I have and would not fit anywhere in the 
scanner, or the computer. So, I understand your surprise! :)

>From http://computer.howstuffworks.com/parallel-port.htm :

>Parallel ports can be used to connect a host of popular computer 
>peripherals:
>
>    * Printers
>    * Scanners
>   * CD burners
>    * External hard drives
>    * Iomega Zip removable drives
>    * Network adapters
>    * Tape backup drives

Apparently, parallel ports are used for scanners, and the UMAX Astra 1200S 
has it, despite labelled as SCSI. I guess then there is some software 
emulation or something like that somewhere, or did I misunderstand it?

Thanks for any help on how to proceed before I buy that card!

David

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