Hallo, On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 09:06:02PM +0100, Holger Drefs wrote: > Monday, March 17, 2003, 6:31:28 PM, you wrote: > HMG> You have a scanner that's called "ADF Color Scanner" and "SF600AS"? > > Yes. And on top of it, it's written Spectra ADF. > > HMG> Who is the manufacturer of this scanner? > > Plustek, I could find now in a manual. > > HMG> Is it the same as the "IBM ADF Color Scanner" or does it just have the > HMG> same name? > > I think its the same, not only the name. > A description can be found here > http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=psg1VLAR-3TQMPG > Once upon a time there was a picture as well.
Ok, thanks. I'll add this information to our database. I guess the scanner is pretty old? There is very little on the net about this scanner. I guess your only chance is to write a driver yourself. > I could find that you were talking about the ibm last year with > somebody. I think he was missing the if-card, that's why no OS or > program was working, it looks only parallel. I didn't remeber, but I've now found the article. Looks like the author haven't succeeded at least there hasn't been any response. > HMG> The problem is that "ADF Color Scanner" is a really generic name. > HMG> That's like Mercedes would cal one of it's car "Blue Car". > > I know but there is almost no clear information, nowhere is written > "This is an Plustek scanner!". Only on the registration form is a > plustek address. Tha may be an indication that it's a relabelled IBM scanner. > >> Do you have any ideas? Or should i forget and use it under w98? > > HMG> I don't think it's supported by SANE currently. As far as I know, SANE > HMG> supports only one scanner that uses a proprietary card, that's the > HMG> Mustek 600 II N. > > Where they were building their own proprietary interface card or? The mUstek 600 II N has an interface card called "AB306". It also provides power but it's connector is not parport-like. It is a bit bigger than a VGA connector and has 3 rows of pins. Bye, Henning
