Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: vuescan vs twain
From: =?windows-1252?Q?RUBEN_BL=C6DEL?= <ruben@rhodos.dk>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:18:17 +0100
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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
>
>
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>[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 
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Replies: Reply from Eric Welch <eric@jphotog.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: vuescan vs twain)
In reply to: Message from "Jay Burleson" <jayburleson@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] Re: vuescan vs twain)