filmscanners: GPIB Scanner ???

["Chris McBrien" <chris@erg.abdn.ac.uk>]

Mike,
        now we're cooking with gas.  GPIB, HPIB or IEEE-488, that's
what you call an "Interface". Designed in 1973 by HP and given IEEE
status in 1975. One Mega BYTE per second buss. No gender changing no
pin 2 to 3 crossovers.  Just another example of good solid technology
being ruined by a computer that started as a 'toy'.

        Sorry to be OT but I'm in a biting mood today.

Regards Chris McBrien.
PS. What type of scanner is this?
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Wilkinson" <michael@infocus-photography.co.uk>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: real value?


> Laurie ,you are spot on  with regards to OS changes and support for
> legacy devices.
> My film recorder for instance uses a GPIB interface ,the one we have
is
> only Win 95 compatible unit.
> I would prefer a win 2K item but will not spend the money just to
> upgrade  so we now have one 5 year old computer dedicated to running
win
> 95 driving the film recorder.We will not upgrade as there is no
point.
> The film recorder will be whacking out trannies and negs for a good
few
> years as it has done since 95 and Ill still use the old Win 95 o/s
or
> even Win 3.11 if needed.
> My Mum was still playing games on her 12 year old Tatung Einstein
> computer till she died last year.No hard drive, just 2 floppies but
,
> like a hammer, it just kept driving those old fashioned nails in.
>
> Michael Wilkinson. 106 Holyhead Road,Ketley, Telford.Shropshire TF
15 DJ
>   michael@infocus-photography.co.uk
www.infocus-photography.co.uk
> For Trannies and Negs from Digital Files
>
>
> ,----- Original Message -----
> From: "Laurie Solomon" <laurie@advancenet.net>
> .  Operating systems could change
> : dramatically so as to render drivers not only inefficient but
totally
> : obsolete, interface electronic connections may disappear to be
> replaced with
> : new ones that will not work with the equipment (e.g., systems
using
> parallel
> : port connections being replaced by systems that furnish only USB
> connections
> : or Firewall connections, computer systems that do not use
> interchangeable
> : cards resulting in one not being able to install a SCSI card into
an
> open
> : slot so as to use SCSI devices, etc.), obsolete software that no
> longer will
> : work with contemporary operating systems, new technologies that
are
> : incompatible with the older ones, etc.
> :
> : One never knows in advance what may happen of the sort described
above
> which
> : will render all one's planning for nil in 2 or three years - let
alone
> 10
> : years.
> :
> : -----Original Message-----
> : From: owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> : [mailto:owner-filmscanners@halftone.co.uk]On Behalf Of Michael
> Wilkinson
> : Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 6:09 AM
> : To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> : Subject: Re: filmscanners: real value?
> :
> :
> : Its interesting to look at what the photographic industry is
> : experimenting with.
> : Mini Labs can now install a printer than scans the neg ,adjusts
the
> : contrast levels ,colour corrects and then prints using LEDs or
Laser
> : beams and then processes conventionally.
> : As I understand it the number of prints  output per hour is
phenomenal
> : and the quality breathtaking.
> : I agree that Inkjet prints have a long way to go before they
replace
> : photo paper.
> : just this weekend we were looking at old colour photos in our
rugby
> club
> : showing me with black hair ( those were the days ) ,the colours
were
> : brilliant ,definition superb and they had been hanging on a wall
for
> 20
> : years,lets see Inkjets like that in 20 years from now,I don't
think so
> !
> : I feel strongly that a 10 year prediction is realistic in relation
to
> : buying kit for personal use.
> : If we ignore the hype and advertising ,check out the spec,s and
ensure
> : that a product does what you want then it should still be doing
that
> in
> : 10 years time.
> : Have you ever watched a chicken eating ?
> : If you put a heap of top quality grain down it will start to tuck
> : in,walk a couple of yards away drop some stale rice down and it
will
> : immediately run over to see if it has a better deal.
> : We consumers are just like that.
> : That's why I say if you research your needs and what's available
first
> : you don't need to be like a chicken.
> :
> : Michael Wilkinson. 106 Holyhead Road,Ketley, Telford.Shropshire TF
15
> DJ
> :   michael@infocus-photography.co.uk
www.infocus-photography.co.uk
> : For Trannies and Negs from Digital Files
>