This isn't Linux, only vaguely Unix, but it is a question I expect some open source folks will know the answer to. Probably not most Mac folk, who tend to solve problems with credit cards rather than knowledge.
The second-hand CardScan is working with Linux. The craigslist seller advertised it as Mac compatable. He gave me a copy of the Mac software installer cardscan.pkg, which allegedly runs with this scanner. However, it complains that it won't work with the OSX 2.6.8 (Snow Leopard) on our Mac. So the instance of code may be tied to the specific version of OSX, perhaps to the particular machine this scanner was first attached to. It has been years since I've dealt with $$$ proprietary applications, but I remember these kinds of shenanigans. Anyone here know enough about Mac software architecture and vendor behavior to hazard a guess? Am I S.O.L? This is what I get for working with second rate, amateurish software like MacOS. Not really, of course - SANE is ported to the Mac, and I probably can get that running. We are already running mostly open source apps on the Mac, and SANE might be easier to integrate with our business process than some closed-source walled-garden "solution". Keith -- Keith Lofstrom [email protected] Voice (503)-520-1993 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
