Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Offtopic: Hp Photosmart scanner
From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@euronet.be>
Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 07:37:04 +0200

Dan,

I share your assessment of this scanner. Any idea of when the driver you are
referring to will be marketed?

Nathan

Dan Cardish wrote:

> There is a guy who is developing his own driver for the scanner, and it is
> currently in 'alpha' stage testing, meaning that it is currently a simple
> DOS based, command line driven program.  One of it's features is a claim
> that it lets the scanner actually scan at 30bits, wheras the HP softeare
> apparently only scans at 24 bits (I can't confirm that this is true).  In
> any case, I have scanned some really tough b/w negs with the new software
> that were impossible with the Official HP program.  I am thrilled at the
> resulting Epson prints.   Brilliant highlight detail, without any trace of
> 'noise'.
>
> So as far as I am concerned, the HP scanner is perfect, and a bargain at 3
> times the price.
>
> Dan C.