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Date:      Sat, 10 Apr 1999 17:19:58 -0800 (AKDT)
From:      Steve Howe <groggy@iname.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: scanning/OCR
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.990410171548.22465A-100000@froggy.anchorage.ptialaska.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990408161857.12318F-100000@froggy.anchorage.ptialaska.net>

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i tried this Q out a few days ago, and thought i'd try on last time.

> i hear that UMAX scanners are broken, they tie up the scsi bus while
> scanning.  so i figure i'll get an HP.  any other supported SCSI
> devices that are "broken" ?
> 
> FBSD 2.2.8
> Adaptec 2940UW
> 
> anyway, i'm kind of new to scsi, and would like to know if i can avoid CAM
> and SANE all all the rest of it, and just compile a pt0 + scsi kernel, and
> do something like:
> 
> image.ps < /dev/pt0
> 
> and
> 
> cat image.ps | ocr-app > image.txt
> 
> ps. anyone know if document feeders affect things at the driver level?
> 
> pps. can i use 68 -> 50 and 68 -> 25 pin adapters?



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