# Re: buying new scanner is Mustek A3 EP or SP supported?

From: John Gay (John_Gay@eur.3com.com)
Date: Sat Jan 08 2000 - 08:05:57 PST

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  As far as I know, sane will only support SCSI scanners, as SCSI is a published
  standard, whereas most Parallel devices use a proprietary protocol. Some
  parallel devices may be reverse-engineered, but very few. If you are buying a
  scanner, SCSI is the way to go to ensure compatibility. You still want to check
  the list of back-ends for more compatibility issues. If your PC does not have
  built-in SCSI, most scanners come with a scsi card, although it may be a cheap
  one. I know my AGFA scanner came with a SCSI card, but it was a cheap one that
  has little Linux support, so I used the on-board SCSI in my PC instead. This
  worked a treat!

  I'm only new to Linux myself, and just got my scanner working last week, but
  this is what I DO know, so I thought I'd share.

  Share and Enjoy!

  John Gay

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