At 10:35 AM 99-02-06 -0500, you wrote:
><< If I had it to do over again, I would NEVER EVER get a
> Parallel port scanner again. Too much grief to set them up.       Tom
> Sandborn >>
>Tom:
>The information you sent me is exactly what I wanted to know.  I had heard the
>same kinds of stories from other people, but these people were just beginning
>with computers.  So I needed to hear comments from someone in the "know".  Any
>suggestions on a scanner with a USB port?  Any suggestions on one would be
>greatly appreciated.
>
>Susan Hays >>>

I too would not recommend a parallel port scanner -- some of them are
slow, and many of them are picky about working with a printer. The
brand of the scanner doesn't seem to matter that much, I have tried
Microtek, and HP parallel scanners and had problems with printers. If
you were to buy a parallel scanner, also buy an extra parallel port,
save yourself the hassle!

The flip side is a USB or SCSI scanner -- Microtek makes many great
models, as does HP. Acer's 310U USB scanner is fine also, but the
software that comes with the HP and Microtek is, in my view, better.
Microtek's SlimScan C3 was a breeze to install.

Jamie Furtner
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