Well, that's what the Tamarack does. I don't have a mustek, so I don't
know what it actually does, but from all I hear, it is the same as what
the Tamarack does.
Not using the full SCSI buffer length is exactly what I was
suggesting.
The tamarack more or less scans at a constant mechanical speed. At
higher resolutions the datarate is simply higher. With higher
resolutions you easily hit buffer-size restrictions. At the lower
resolutions, a buffer simply lasts longer. That is how you can reach
"more than 10 seconds" transfers.
When you tell the scanner not to do more than 1" at a time, it will
require a new scsi command every 1". This gives the NCR chip time to
breathe. You will not give more than 10 unneccesary breaks per scan:
there are just 11 inches to scan.
Should you have other devices on the scsi bus, it would also be nice
if the others get a chance to the bus every ten seconds or so. I have
all my "only used occasionally" hardware on my scsi bus, so most of
the time the scanner is alone. But having a harddisk locked out for
more than ten seconds is annoying.....
Regards,
Roger.
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