Re: I've Had It!
Re: I've Had It!
- Subject: Re: I've Had It!
- From: "jmassman" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 07:46:27 -0500
Tony:
I have used the Epson 1680 and like it quite a bit. Very nice out of the box
color. I have not however run it under OSX so I can't comment if all the
features work there but the 9.X OS runs it fine and so do the Windows OS's.
John Massman
Logix
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Sanna" <email@hidden>
To: "ColorSync List" <email@hidden>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 6:42 PM
Subject: I've Had It!
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I give up. I've been without a flatbed scanner for months now, and the
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expense of it POSSIBLY working with more fixes, is more than buying a new
one.
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I've already put $130 into replacing it's power supply, and none of my
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Adaptec SCSI cards (2906, 2930, & 29160) have been able to make the
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scanner (Lino-Hell Saphir Ultra) visible on the SCSI chain in OSX, no
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matter what I upgrade, or how it is connected or terminated (works in 9).
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ATTO-tech says that their recommended solution, the ATTO ExpressPCI
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UL3S, would probably do it, but spending $349 for the board and probably
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$100+ for a custom VHDCI -> DB25 cable, just doesn't seem like a wise
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investment. So, I'll ask again for your recommendations (2nd time
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around) for a decent, relatively inexpensive FIREWIRE flatbed scanner.
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Film scanning is not much of a priority, since I've got the Imacon for
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that, and matching the Lino's 1,000ppi shouldn't be a problem these days.
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Software is, however, either what comes with the scanner or the ability
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to use SilverFast- what I use now.
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It would be nice to have a larger scan area than the Lino's. ...and
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actually, it doesn't necessarily have to be new - just in case any of you
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happen to have something decent to unload.
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Oh yes.... and, of course, if anyone needs, hankers, desires, or has
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been obsessively wishing for a good SCSI scanner (hey.. It cost me
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$3,700 new!), I know were one can be had at a very very, reasonable price.
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Tony
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Anthony R. Sanna
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SACO Foods, Inc.
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6120 University Avenue
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Middleton, WI 53562
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1-800-373-7226
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email@hidden
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