Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]From the horses mouth, twain.org: TWAIN, which comes from the saying "Ne'er the twain shall meet" because the Data Source Manager sits between the driver and application, is the de facto interface standard for scanners. Nearly all scanners come with a TWAIN driver, which makes them compatible with any TWAIN-supporting software. Unfortunately, not all scanner software is TWAIN-compatible. TWAIN is not and never was an acronym for "Technology Without An Interesting Name." Jay Burleson “Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.” H. L. Mencken www.jayburleson.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Eric Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 03:55 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Re: vuescan vs twain Ruben: >TWAIN is Technology Without An Interesting Name - Im not kidding I believe twain is from "Ne'er the twain shall meet". It's not an acronym. Later, somebody came up with that definition. But that's not really what the computer/scanner twain interface was named after. Eric - --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.541 / Virus Database: 335 - Release Date: 11/14/03 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html