For Canon drivers, the pommy site http://www.canon.co.uk is also more comprehensive.
Rgds, Phil >I would be very interested in the answer to this too > >Rosemary Horton > >On Saturday, Nov 9, 2002, at 10:43 Australia/Perth, Neil Houghton wrote: > >> Following on from my OSX sleep problem, where I found that the problem >> was >> the canon scanner driver, I took Shay's suggestion of checking if >> there was >> an updated version of the driver. I went to the Canon Australia site, >> to >> driver downloads for the N1240U and found 2 for the Mac: >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> -- >>> Mac Plug-in for N670U / 676U / 1240U v6.2.3 >>> Plug-in driver for Apple Mac OS 8.6-9.1 >>> For Macintosh >>> File: n6701240v623.sit >>> Posted: Friday June 14 2002, 15:56:35 >>> Size: 1.3 Mb >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> -- >>> Mac OS X plug-in for N670u/676u/1240u v6.5.0.0X >>> PhotoShop Plug-in for N670U / N676U / N1240U flatbed scanners to suit >>> Mac OS >>> X. >>> >>> Requires Adobe Photoshop 7.0 (not supplied) >>> >>> Minimum OS requirement: Mac OS X v 10.1.3 >>> >>> Please consult the Release Notes prior to downloading this driver. >>> For Macintosh >>> File: sgcs65x.sit >>> Posted: Tuesday June 18 2002, 17:04:57 >>> Size: 1.3 Mb >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> -- >>> >> Since I don't run Photoshop 7, I just downloaded the first one, but >> when I >> checked the contents of the download the versions were all the same as >> on >> the CD which came with the scanner (dating from April 2001 to May >> 2002). I >> decided I'd just have to live with it, turned off the extension, and >> just >> turn it back on when I need to scan - a pain, but the lesser of the >> evils. >> >> Then, today, while browsing the macfixit site, I noticed a report that >> Canon >> had posted some new OSX scanner drivers, I followed the link >> http://consumer.usa.canon.com/techsupport/downloads/index.html which >> was to >> Canon USA, where there were 3 downloads for the N1240U: >> >>> CanoScan N1240U Downloads >>> ScanGear CS v7.0.0.0X Scanner Driver for Macintosh OS X v10.1.3 >>> through OS X >>> v10.2 Jaguar "Native Mode" >>> The ScanGear CS Scanner Driver is compatible with the iMac, G3 & G4 >>> systems >>> with built-in USB ports. The ScanGear CS v7.0.0.0X Scanner Driver is >>> for the >>> CanoScan N1240U scanner running on Mac OS X v10.1.3 through OS X >>> v10.2 Jaguar >>> in "Native Mode" using the Adobe Photoshop 7.0 "Import" feature. This >>> self-extracting scanner driver installer assists the user with a >>> guided >>> installation procedure through an intuitive interface. Once the file >>> has >>> UnStuffed, double-click N1240U_OSX_v7000X to begin installation. >>> (Please be >>> advised that the scanner buttons on the scanner's front panel cannot >>> be used >>> with Mac OS X.) >>> >>> File: N1240U_OSX_v7000X.app.sit >>> Size: 2.1 MB >>> Posted: September 04, 2002 >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> -- >>> CanoScan Toolbox v4.0.1.0 Application for Mac OS 9.0 or higher and >>> Mac OS X >>> "Classic Mode" >>> The CanoScan Toolbox v4.0.1.0 Application is compatible with the >>> iMac, G3 & G4 >>> systems with built-in USB ports. The CanoScan Toolbox v4.0.1.0 >>> Application is >>> for the CanoScan N1240U scanner running on Mac OS 9.0 or higher or >>> Mac OS X >>> "Classic Mode". This self-mounting application installer assists the >>> user with >>> a guided installation procedure through an intuitive interface. Once >>> the file >>> has UnStuffed and the self-mounted disk image is opened, double-click >>> "Double >>> Click Me.htm" to begin installation. >>> >>> File: CanoScan_Toolbox_v4010.smi.sit >>> Size: 2.5 MB >>> Posted: September 03, 2002 >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> -- >>> ScanGear CS v7.0.0.0 Scanner Driver for Mac OS 9.0 or higher and Mac > >> OS X >>> "Classic Mode" >>> The ScanGear CS Scanner Driver is compatible with the iMac, G3 & G4 >>> systems >>> with built-in USB ports. The ScanGear CS v7.0.0.0 Scanner Driver is >>> for the >>> CanoScan N1240U scanner running on Mac OS 9.0 or higher and Mac OS X >>> "Classic >>> Mode". This self-mounting scanner driver installer assists the user >>> with a >>> guided installation procedure through an intuitive interface. Once >>> the file >>> has UnStuffed and the self-mounted disk image is opened, double-click >>> "Double >>> Click Me.htm" to begin installation. >>> >>> File: CanoScan_N1240U_CSv7000.smi.sit >>> Size: 2.6 MB >>> Posted: September 03, 2002 >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> -- >> These are obviously newer drivers so I thought I would download the >> second >> two, however I was first taken to the license agreement which states: >>> Canon Driver Downloads is for the support of Canon Products SOLD IN >>> THE U.S.A. >>> ONLY. >> I seem to remember reading of differences between Apple American and >> International English software and problems with mixing the two, so my >> question is: >> >> Does anyone know whether: >> 1) it is safe to use these American drivers with scanners and computers >> bought in Australia (is anyone on the list using them?) >> 2) why there would be different driver versions on the Canon USA and >> Australian sites. >> >> Also what is the difference between US and international versions of >> Apple & >> other software (other than the obvious defaults for date format, >> currency >> etc) >> >> TIA >> > > Neil > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sent from the Apple PowerBook G4 of: Phillip McGree Web: http://www.phil.net.au Perth, Western Australia http://chat.iinet.net.au Mobile Phone: 0418 922 500 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Macs for sale - new and secondhand http://mac.iinet.net.au
