# Re: Where to get scanner cables/terminators in UK ?

Alexey Zilber (AZilber@mail.batesww.com)
Mon, 13 Sep 1999 13:53:56 -0400

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John,

If they're scsi then yes, they all the have same pinouts. That "weird and stupid" connector was/is a standard on old MAC's. I assume the reason it was used on the scanners is that scanners can't send more data then 10/mb/sec and that they can intermix the slot/connector with the parallel port models of their scanner, saving on production costs. Good for them, not that good for us.

Alex

>>> John Vickers <jvickers@dial.pipex.com> 9/13/99 8:28:36 AM >>>
Hello.

This is, strictly speaking, entirely off topic,
but fairly important information if you actually
want to use a low-end "SCSI" scanner under Linux,
such as UMAX1220S, Agfa 1236S, Microtek X6 etc.

First of all: do scanners with the weird and stupid
(in the full technical sense) 25-way D-connectors all
have the same pinout ?

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