# Re: Cheap HP 3200C scanner

Tim Waugh (tim@cyberelk.demon.co.uk)
Thu, 27 May 1999 22:14:50 +0100 (GMT)

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On Thu, 27 May 1999, Peter Kirchgessner wrote:

> > * Why is the HP 3200C not supported? Does it have something to do with
> > it being a non-SCSI scanner?
>
> Yes. The SCSI protocol is well defined and the documentation for scanner
> commands is quite good. The protocol for sharing the parallel port with
> a printer is not documented.

IEEE 1284.3 is the standard for sharing a parallel port between devices.
But I suppose the HP 3200C isn't IEEE 1284.3-compliant..

Tim.
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