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From: jafo@ariel.tummy.com (Sean Reifschneider)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: HP Scanner
Date: 27 Sep 1996 22:19:21 GMT
Organization: tummy.com, ltd.
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Message-ID: <52hjt9$1ui@ariel.tummy.com>
References: <Dy5CwM.8Go@sapphire.alisa.org> <525fq1$1b8@klemm.gtn.com>
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In article <525fq1$1b8@klemm.gtn.com>,
Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com> wrote:
>In article <Dy5CwM.8Go@sapphire.alisa.org>,
> wjjr@sapphire.alisa.org (John J. Rushford) writes:
>> I've got an HP 4P scanner, SCSI interface, that I'd like to use on a FreeBSD
>> system. Is there a package/driver for FreeBSD?
>
>Look into the ports collection.
>graphics/hpscan
In addition to this package are a couple of other (possible) alternatives.
I know on Linux, there's a freely-available command-line scanning program
called "hpscanpbm". It's available via FTP from sunsite.unc.edu. However,
I don't know if this includes glue code for FreeBSD. However, with
"hpscan", it may be possible to easily port it.
The other alternative is "XVScan", a product that my company sells. It's
based off the excellent XV image manipulation and viewing software, and
includes a fully registered copy of XV. It's certainly much easier than
using command-line tools, and directly supports over a dozen image
formats. You can find more information via the WWW at
"http://www.tummy.com/xvscan/".
Enjoy,
Sean
--
"We just wanted to give the band a little more thrust than most other bands."
- Donald Fagen's reply to why they chose the band name 'Steely Dan'
Sean Reifschneider, Inimitably Superfluous <jafo@tummy.com>
URL: <http://www.tummy.com/xvscan> HP-UX/Linux/FreeBSD X11 scanning software.