Alan Schneider <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'm considering buying an inexpensive scanner for my system.  I already
> have an external ZIP drive and a printer using my parallel port.
> Can I purchase a parallel port scanner or will it be necessary to get a
> SCSI interface since I already have these 2 devices using the one port?

One obvious solution that escapes many people is to add another printer port.
The PC architecture supports 3 ports. You can get a cheap parallel interface
card for about $10, then you can have multiple printers/scanners etc without
needing switch boxes or anything.

Of course, if you have a more modern system with USB, then the USB scanners work
very nice. I recently put together two P-II 400Mhz systems for a local real
estate office, one has an Agfa USB scanner. Works like a charm.


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