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ScanMaker ========= ScanMaker is a driver for the Microtek range of scanners. It has been only been tested with the ScanMaker 600ZS, but should work with any of the ScanMaker family. It is work in progress, so any bugs, problems or other insanities, let me know by e-mail to alastair@farli.otago.ac.nz and I will try to fix them. How to use it. Connected the scanner to the SCSI port of your computer, taking the usual steps to ensure correct termination, and non-conflict of SCSI ids. Notes - NeXT hardware, the machine may not boot with the scanner connected. Boot the machine with the scanner switched off, then when you see the login window, turn it on. Intel hardware. Make sure that the SCSI interface you have is set for asynchronous transfers (especially the DPT 2012B), this may be done on a target by target basis or for the whole system. If you don't the interface tries to negotiate a sync transfer, the scanner resets the bus, and thats it. Thanks to Mike Perka at NeXT for finding this problem. To Scan Select the scan mode you want: Line Art, Grey Scale, Colour with either a grey or colour prescan. Press the Prescan button. Select the area you want to scan in the prescan window by dragging out a rectangel, resize to your hearts content using the knobs. Select resolution, contrast, brightness, gamma and histogram settings. Preview them if you wish. (Note that brightness and contrast are not currently previewable cos I haven't worked out what heinous thing the scanner does for these!) Then press the Scan button. If you are doing a high-resolution colour scan, go get a cup of coffee! Legal Issues No warranty is stated or implied. Neither the University of Otago nor Alliance Textiles will be responsible for any losses incurred through the use of this software. ScanMaker makes use of Sam Leffler's TIFF Library. The following notice applies to the TIFF Library: Copyright (c) 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 Sam Leffler Copyright (c) 1991, 1992 Silicon Graphics, Inc. Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that (i) the above copyright notices and this permission notice appear in all copies of the software and related documentation, and (ii) the names of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics may not be used in any advertising or publicity relating to the software without the specific, prior written permission of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics. ScanMaker makes use of the Independent JPEG group's JPEG library. The following notice applies to the JPEG library This software is copyright (C) 1991, 1992, Thomas G. Lane. All Rights Reserved except as specified below. Permission is hereby granted to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software (or portions thereof) for any purpose, without fee, subject to these conditions: (1) If any part of the source code for this software is distributed, then this README file must be included, with this copyright and no-warranty notice unaltered; and any additions, deletions, or changes to the original files must be clearly indicated in accompanying documentation. (2) If only executable code is distributed, then the accompanying documentation must state that "this software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group". (3) Permission for use of this software is granted only if the user accepts full responsibility for any undesirable consequences; the authors accept NO LIABILITY for damages of any kind.
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