Scanners? TWAIN?

[paws]

There's a Fujitsi Scanpartner 300C for sale near me, which is SCSI-scanner with a feeder. I've been looking for such a thing to pair with my Power Mac.

The manual I've found makes no mention of the software, but there's an illustration of it connected to a 'Mac', so I'm guessing it's compatible.

What I'm not sure is how drivers relate to this TWAIN stuff - are scanner drivers generic, or do I need to track down some vendor specific drivers if the seller doesn't have them?

 

[Unknown_K]

You need specific drivers for your scanner, especially if you want the optional stuff (feeder) to work.

Some company did make some software with drivers for a range of scanners, forget the name but I have used it on the mac.

 

[tmtomh]

VueScan is a terrific piece of software that supports hundreds of scanners. It appears to support the Scanpartner 300C:

http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/vuescan.htm#fujitsu

You could try Googling for Fujitsu's own drivers, and I suppose it's possible if you have Photoshop that its built-in TWAIN driver might work. But as a fallback, VueScan will definitely work - and it's better than many manufacturers' own drivers.

M

 

[bsod]

VueScan is a terrific piece of software that supports hundreds of scanners. It appears to support the Scanpartner 300C:
http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/vuescan.htm#fujitsu

You could try Googling for Fujitsu's own drivers, and I suppose it's possible if you have Photoshop that its built-in TWAIN driver might work. But as a fallback, VueScan will definitely work - and it's better than many manufacturers' own drivers.

M

Yes! I remember using it with my HP 5300C scanner and it could even be used with a document feeder (which I believe it was an optional feature for the 5300C...).

Unfortunately, me and VueScan didn't get along: it was always crashing, had a crumpled interface, but did the job - until I got a brand new Brother DCP-540CN which talks perfectly with my two main Macs, and every single peecee around the house (Linux included! ), has a document feeder (which is a really nice feature, I scan a lot of course notes onto PDF that way) and also network capabilities!

Sorry for the off-topic, but I really like that little sucker .