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In article <1992Nov23.003101.5674@tetrasoft.com> Joseph R.
Grace <JGrace@TetraSoft.com> writes:

]Beware the SCSI chain flaking out or the scanner overheating (at "104" degrees  
]_internally_, e.g., 90 degrees room temperature (the scanner is self-heating  
]since it has an internal fluorescent bulb which is always on when the scanner  
]is on)).

What!?!  What a waste of energy!  I'm glad to learn this before
I buy, rather than after, but I was all set to plunk down my
money.  I would appreciate reports, pro or con, about problems
with HSD scanners.

]In my experience, either of these problems while using PowerScan  
]reduces your NeXT to a hung PC --- it hard core hangs (all applications freeze,  
]menus won't activate, keyboard is ignored;  I believe even the NMI keys don't  
]work!).
]
]I get the impression the scanner or PowerScan is/are (somehow) hanging the SCSI  
]bus (thus effectively disabling all SCSI devices, including the hard disks  
]:-().  I think this problem causes all unsaved and unsync'ed (by the OS) work  
]to be lost --- even that of other applications or any background processes.   
]Needless to say, PowerScan does not deal gracefully with scanner SCSI  
]communications problems.
]
]So, now before using PowerScan, I disconnect my modem (so I don't lose incoming  
]information, e.g., e-mail), and save all my work in other applications.  Of  
]course, now my NeXTstation becomes no more than a flakey, single-tasking PC,  
]but so it goes to use my scanner...  Also, I leave my scanner off when not in  
]use.

Has anyone else had these problems?

]I reported this problem to HSD (most recently on 20 October).  I have no idea  
]what (if any) progress is being made to solve it.

]If anybody can shed more light on these problems (or even has solutions, heaven  
]forbid :-), please let me know!

How about it, HSD?

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