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From: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com>
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On Mon, 5 Aug 2002, Rick Hamell wrote:
> > > I posted a note here yesterday about setting up a USB scanner with SANE.
> > > Check the archives for it, or I can send it to you.
> > Thank you, I'll check it myself.
> 	If you're looking for a good Scanner, try a HP 4c... can be had on
> ebay for under $20 usually (includes a card,) and work great with
> Sane. Took me about 5 minutes to hook mine up.
> 	Rick

By coincidence, I just checked this today and was dismayed to find that for
my particular driver (USB/make/model), the project is in "alpha" phase:

http://www.xsane.org
http://www.buzzard.org.uk/jonathan/scanners-usb.html

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