Hello, I have just had to repair a SCSI plug that got ripped out of the card somehow. Spent a long time straightening pins etc. I found something close to a replacement on ebay under "vintage electronics". This should tell you something.
The help desk staff said "what's SCSI?". It's like driving a 1960's car and the local mechanic says he doesn't understand it because it was made before he was born. If a scanner has a USB connection a PC can easily be replaced. I've just been told that a Bookeye needs a network connection because the scanned images are so large. Also, there is optional Ariel connection software module for the Bookeye that converts the images to an format for Ariel to send(?). Glynn -----Original Message----- From: Joe Ellison [mailto:j-elli...@northwestern.edu] Sent: Thursday, 22 October 2009 4:07 AM To: 'Interlibrary Loan Listserv'; 'ILLiad-l Discussion List'; 'Discussion of the Ariel Document Transmission System' Subject: [ARIE-L] Using Adaptec SCSI card under Vista, USB scanners Apologies for cross-posting--I've just been asked to produce an equipment request by the end of the day. Question 1. We're currently using two SCSI scanners, a Fujitsu M3096GX and an ancient HP 4C, with an Adaptec 2930U SCSI card. I'd previously been given to understand that Adaptec wasn't supporting this card with a Vista driver, however I now see that there is a driver available for download on their site, at <http://www.adaptec.com/en-US/downloads/ms/ms_win_vista?productId=AHA-29 30U& dn=AHA-2930U>. Has anyone had any success in using this driver/card combo with this (or any other) Fujitsu scanner? I don't care as much about the HP, since I do have other facilities available for producing the occasional color scan, but the Fujitsu is my day-to-day work horse.(As an aside, I do see a virtue in abandoning SCSI now, since it seems likely that the next generation of computers/OS won't support it at all. Anyone think I'm wrong in this?) Question 2. My copy request volume is 800-1000/year, but my office also does other scanning as needed for departmental exhibits, presentations, proposals, etc. My preference is for color scanners capable of scanning up to 11"x17" documents--either a flatbed with ADF, or face-up, with a USB connector. The flatbed scanners I'm looking at are the Fujitsu FI-6770 and the Epson GT-20000. I've got a price on the Epson from their site, but of course Fujitsu doesn't publish their prices. If anyone has a ballpark price for it, I'd appreciate that. I'm not sure about which face-up scanners to look at--has anyone used the Zeutschel OS 12000 C? Does anyone even know the ballpark price for it? I'd look at the Minolta PS5000C, but it's SCSI-only. The PS7000C MKII is USB, but it carries a 5-figure price tag as far as I know. Is anyone using it? Have you leveraged it's ability to support a copy card to allow public scanning to offset some of the cost? Finally, I've got the same questions (use, price) regarding the Bookeye. I notice it's neither SCSI nor USB, relying instead on a network connection. That could be a big plus, since that's a protocol that won't disappear as we replace desktop equipment. Finally, if you use a face-up scanner--how do you deal with the need to scan pages that would be best fed through an ADF? Do you also have an inexpensive ADF-only scanner, or do you rely on facilities elsewhere in your library? My concern is that doing so would slow us down enough to make it a deal-breaker, even if the face-up scanner were otherwise affordable. Thanks for any answers, and apologies for the time constraints. Joe Ellison Document Delivery and Digital Initiatives Assistant Transportation Library, Northwestern Univ Library (OCLC = JCR) 1970 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60208-2300 voice: 847-491-8600, fax: 847-491-8601 j-elli...@northwestern.edu http://www.library.northwestern.edu/transportation/ _______________________________________________ ARIE-L mailing list Mail the list at ARIE-L@u.washington.edu Unsubscribe at http://www.arie-l.org#subscribers Archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/arie-l@u.washington.edu/
