[sane-devel] Re: Parallel Port as SCSI
Wolfram Heider
wolframheider at web.de
Fri May 26 13:51:09 UTC 2006
On Fri, 26 May 2006 15:31:19 +0200, Get A. Long <g3t4l0ng at hotmail.com>
wrote:
> 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
There have some mails crossed each other. Accept Allan's generous offer,
this would be the best solution. And you should buy
him a beer or two for it.
--
Wolfram Heider
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