# Re: Fujitsu, Bell&Howell scanners

Michael K. Johnson (johnsonm@redhat.com)
Wed, 18 Mar 1998 08:47:20 -0500

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"Bakki Kudva" writes:
>I just joined the list and please pardon me if this is a rehash. Is =
>anyone working on production type scanners such as Bell&Howell, Kodak =
>Imagelink or Fujitsu? Are specs available for these scanners? Right now =
>the only way to develop for the high end scanners is to buy ISIS drivers =
>which are proprietary to Pixel Translations. There are no TWAIN drivers =
>yet. I'd love to be able to write scanning apps for these scanners under =
>Linux.

You have to ask the manufacturers for specs. some manufacturers are
enlightened in this respect, others aren't.

It *may be* possible to reverse-engineer their protocols by sniffing
the SCSI bus, but that's a long painful process even for someone with
experience.

michaelkjohnson

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