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Help with Antique Linotype Scanner
From what I've read, the 25 pin socket is an Apple Mac connection. I've not seen any support for this on the PC. I bought the following items to connect mine up: SCSI cable http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=020&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=300090762900&rd=1&rd=1...- ian20x
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- Forum: PC hardware - Peripheral issues
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Help with Antique Linotype Scanner
I couldn't belive it last night when I was just about to give up and go to bed, I got it working! I've hooked my Saphire Ultra up using a SCSI connection and my PC is running Windows XP (SP2). I used the trial version of the scanner utility from http://www.hamrick.com (which I'm now going to...- ian20x
- Post #5
- Forum: PC hardware - Peripheral issues
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Help with Antique Linotype Scanner
I've just come across something new: http://www.hamrick.com/ They offer some scanner software which should support the Saphire only now I need a USB to SCSI adaptor for it to work. I'll have to wait another week or so for the my new cable to arrive. But hey, these negatives have been sat around...- ian20x
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- Forum: PC hardware - Peripheral issues
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Help with Antique Linotype Scanner
Join the club! I bought my Linotype Hell Saphire over a year ago now for the same reason. It sat under the bed gathering dust for sometime now. Thought I was getting a bargain- £20 for scanner that once retailed closer to £5k. It was only after I bought it I discovered the drivers I got were...- ian20x
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- Forum: PC hardware - Peripheral issues
