[sane-devel] Fuji Lanovia C-550.

[m. allan noah]

If you cannot run the machine due to missing software or dongle, you
cannot snoop on the communication protocol. No snoops = no reverse
engineering.

allan

On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Pete Lancashire
<pete at petelancashire.com> wrote:
> Ever since Fuji got out of the scanner biz the price has been dropping
> fast, very fast. And as usual the PC, in this case a Mac that was
> dedicated to it along with the proprietary software and lic. dongle
> are usually long gone in another direction, thats the situation this
> one is in. So far I can't even get Fuji or Agfa who resold it to even
> give me more the the usual 'we don't support it anymore, click'.
>
> HP lost the sale of 250 printers when I got that replay a few years
> ago. The short term bean counters just don't get it.
>
>> Unfortunately, at 5000 Dpi, I'd bet this thing uses some interesting compression, which could be hard to decode.
>
> 5000 x 18 x 13  x 48 (dpi, x, y, bits/pixel) , compression - I hope so !!!
>
> -pete
>
>
> PS C .. yes years ago, but it's like riding a bike :-)
>
>
> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 5:13 PM, m. allan noah <kitno455 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Not that I've heard. Its a pretty pricey piece to 'play with' :)
>> However, if you've got some C programming experience, you might be in
>> luck. More expensive scanners tend to have simpler protocols.
>> Unfortunately, at 5000 Dpi, I'd bet this thing uses some interesting
>> compression, which could be hard to decode.
>>
>> allan
>>
>> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Pete Lancashire
>> <pete at petelancashire.com> wrote:
>>> Has anyone connected one of these beasts up to a Linux box and
>>> succeeded with sane ?
>>>
>>> I've been offered one at what I think is a reasonable price.
>>>
>>> -pete
>>>
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>>
>>
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>>
>



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