Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ups - sorry i just read it in the daily papers computer section - never believe what you read in the press! - ruben Jay Burleson wrote: >>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 > > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html