Re: Looking for the proper backend

Bernd Schroeder (bernd@aquila.muc.de)
Wed, 8 Dec 1999 01:39:36 +0100

On Sun, Dec 05, 1999 at 03:22:54PM -0500, Dave Dillow wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I'm working on a project that has certain certification tests that must
> be passed for a particular set of test images. To avoid going down dead
> ends, I'd prefer to use a scanner that has already shown that it can
> meet those tests. The problem is finding out if the scanner is
> supported, or is even supportable.
>
> I'm looking at using either an Agfa DuoScan T1200 or a Microtek
> ScanMaker 5. I'm assuming that these (or at least the Microtek) may be
> supported by the microtek2 backend, but they are not listed. I'm hoping
> that means that no one's tried since the docs were last updated...

The DuoScan T1200 should be supported by newer versions of the backend.
There might be problems with transposed colors ( as with some other
Microtek models ), but this would be relatively easy to fix, but I do not
know, whether this model will meet your requirements.

I do not have any reports at all about the Scanmaker 5, so I do not know
whether it will work or not.

> If they are indeed not supported right now, are Agfa and/or Microtek
> reasonable about giving out programming information, so that I could
> cobble something together?

Good question. I have received some valuable information re the
Phantom 336cx/C3 models from within Microtek. On the other hand, I am
trying to get an update of the documentation since April or so, but
so far without success. So I would say, maybe you will get the
programming information or maybe that not.

Bernd

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