# Re: parallel Port

becka@rz.uni-duesseldorf.de
Tue, 22 Dec 1998 13:29:40 +0100 (MET)

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Hi !
> Part I: I've looked and looked, but can't get a straight answer to
> ?"does sane support parallel port scanners?"

In theory yes. We even have a driver for a parallel Mustek scanner IIRC.

But there are not many.

> Part II: If the answer to Pt I is NO, then can I hook up this scanner
> to my adaptec 1520 scsi card? It has a plug in the back (scsi to
> parallel cable?)

No. SCSI != Parallel. Very much.

> Real Quick: I get a scsi device address under windoze98, although the
> scanner is parallel; u know why?

That might be, because the scanner is SCSI internally, and has a parallel-
to-SCSI adapter (like the ones for laptops) in the scanner.
Thus is makes sense to just install the software for the parallel-to-SCSI
adapter, and then run normally on top of that with the SCSI driver for
the scanner.

CU, ANdy

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