Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 02:01:45 +0000 From: "Troy Settle" <rewt@i-Plus.net> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Customer_Support@LOGITECH.COM Subject: Re: "Twain compliant" scanner driver??? Message-ID: <199702040648.BAA24638@radford.i-plus.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.FBS.3.95.970202184213.677F-100000@localhost> References: <32F50656.446B9B3D@best.com>
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I've been meaning to order a new mouse, and was going to get a logitech... anyone have any alternatives? Seems Logitech doesn't care to support either of the operating systems I use (FreeBSD and NT). > On Sun, 2 Feb 1997, Burton Sampley wrote: > > > Attached is a message I sent to Logitech customer support and their > > reply. Since Logitech is refusing to support their products for any OS > > other than Micro$oft, > > When did M$ come out with an OS? :) > > > Any suggestions? > > Yeah. See the cc: line. > > > Customer_Support@LOGITECH.COM wrote: > > > > > > Customer Support > > > 02/01/97 11:25 AM > > > > > > I'm running FreeBSD 2.2 -Beta Unix (based on BSD 4.4 lite from U.C. > > > Berkeley). Is a Unix driver available for the scanner board scanman 256 > > > hand held scanner? If so, which Unix is it for? Is the source code > > > avaiable for modification for my Operating System? Is a release of > > > FotoTouch available as well (and the sorce)? > > > > > > Hello Burton, > > > > > > Logitech does not support the use of its scanners in environments other > > > than DOS, Windows v3.1x or Windows 95 (depending on the model scanner > > > and the version of software being used). There are currently no plans > > > to support other platforms such as Unix, OS/2 or Windows NT. > > Since Logitech doesn't support the operating systems I use I won't > purchase any of their products even if third party support is available. > > (Not much help to you, Burton, but at least the rest of us can keep from > getting our appendages caught in the wringer.) > > > > The information necessary to create a driver for ScanMan 256 is > > > proprietary, and therefore unavailable, as is source code. > > So even if I did run M$ stuff I'd still have limited software available. > > Logitech will still do OK though, plenty of Bill's lemmings out there. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jack O'Neill Finger jacko@diamond.xtalwind.net or > jack@xtalwind.net http://www.xtalwind.net/~jacko/pubpgp.html > #include <std_disclaimers.h> for my PGP key. > PGP Key fingerprint = F6 C4 E6 D4 2F 15 A7 67 FD 09 E9 3C 5F CC EB CD > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- Troy Settle <st@i-Plus.net> Network Administrator, iPlus Internet Services http://www.i-Plus.net ( Stuff I said does not reflect the company I work ) ( for unless I'm speaking on behalf of said company )
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