On 17/05/11 02:34, Pete Lancashire wrote:
PS C .. yes years ago, but it's like riding a bike :-)
But with more gravel rash than you remember...
:)
Tony.
If you cannot run the machine due to missing software or dongle, you
cannot snoop on the communication protocol. No snoops = no reverse
engineering.
allan
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Pete Lancashire
pete at petelancashire.com wrote:
Ever since Fuji got out of the scanner biz the price has
yep, thats why my offer for this thing is only $100. Be one of those projects
with the goal of someday finding either some internal docs or a Mac with the
code and dongle. There's a 43 wide x infinate length scanner in the garage
in the same state. .. but it was free.
-pete
On Tue, May 17, 2011
Has anyone connected one of these beasts up to a Linux box and
succeeded with sane ?
I've been offered one at what I think is a reasonable price.
-pete
Not that I've heard. Its a pretty pricey piece to 'play with' :)
However, if you've got some C programming experience, you might be in
luck. More expensive scanners tend to have simpler protocols.
Unfortunately, at 5000 Dpi, I'd bet this thing uses some interesting
compression, which could be hard
Ever since Fuji got out of the scanner biz the price has been dropping
fast, very fast. And as usual the PC, in this case a Mac that was
dedicated to it along with the proprietary software and lic. dongle
are usually long gone in another direction, thats the situation this
one is in. So far I
