Does anyone know of a scanner that will work with NT4 but thats NOT a SCSI interface?

I have a laptop user who wants a scanner but has no free pcmcia slots.

Most parallel scanners don't work with NT - something to do with the accessing hardware directly thing.

Remember NT4.0 doesn't support USB - and don't say upgrade to Win2K - I've got 250 users on NT4.0 - think I like throwing money to Bill Gates??

Any idea's peeps???

 

I had this very same problem, off the top of my head... i think we used a Canon

Canoscan N640P

<I>It's very compact, only about 35mm high and only marginally bigger than A4, Ideal for using with a laptop on the move</I>

Hope this helps

 

Dr Hu,

Although USB isn't natively supported under NT 4.0 (and never will be unfortunately) , there are some 3rd party companies who are using development kits to write USB drivers for NT 4.0.

I know Xircom have a product which is supported under NT 4.0 and allows mobile users to access 7 devices through a single USB port. You can snapin different modules (serial, parallel, LAN, cable modems, etc..)

Have a look at

 

HP support NT4. I know 'cause I've installed them.

 

Thanks for the replies - It seems that the NT drivers have been updated somewhat since I last looked for a parallel scanner (bout 18 months ago) when you had more chance of getting a blow job off the Queen.......ahh here comes Liz now.....

Thanks again - the Canon looks the biz!



[This message has been edited by Dr Hu (edited 25 April 2001).]

 

I bought a Mustek scanner from Scan for less than £50 and this works fine using NT4 WS
using the parallel port.

See

 

We picked up an Agfa SnapScan 1212P, good software supplied, does the job very well, works on NT Workstation and Server.

Pick them up in Dixons.