I have a share scanner here, and the four desks around the workstation can all
reach the single scanner, and we all do'nt even have to get up out of our
seats to fax or scan a document.
> > But what's the point of having a shared scanner?
>
> Same could mostly be said for a shared printer (assuming users only
> print a few pages at a time.
>
> I find it useful, and other Mandrake users would like to do it, but it's
> currently a mission to setup.
>
> > You still physically have to put your original on the glass plate and
> > making multiple scans of the same original doesn't happen that often.
>
> But if you are scanning multiple items that are smaller (say 3 or 4
> photos at a time) it is worthwhile. In many non-graphic-houses, users
> only need to scan seldomly (once a month maybe), and only one or two
> pages. Walking to the scanner 5 times takes less time than finding the
> shared scanner and making sure the software is installed.
>
> > In those rare cases a telnet or ssh session would suffice wouldn't it?
>
> My mom can't use ssh, but she can use sane-twain (well, just hit the
> scan button) on Windows.
>
> Buchan
