🚀 go-pugleaf

On Sun, 18 Feb 1996 01:09:01 -0800,
in sci.electronics.repair
Mike <OSIRIS@avana.net> 
from What organization? thoughtfully posted:

> Adam L wrote:

> [Discussion about scanners deleted]

> > Adam Lotz
> > Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia
> > Internet: gt7096a@prism.gatech.edu

> Hm, I thought I made this reply to him a while ago, but I don't think
> he got it.

> Yes, I noticed this too.  I have *three* DEST scanners, bought from
> ARMY auction. One is a sheet-feed type, the other are copier-type
> flatbeds.  I also noticed that the flatbed types are *very identical*
> to the HP Scanjets.  This is as I suspect, the OEM for DEST.  So, I'll
> bet if anyone has parts, HP does. 

The mechanical parts are Canon (same as Scanjet Plus and Canon
IX-12F). The electronics are Dest's proprietary design.

> I will try to hook up the ones I have
> to my SCSI card, just to see what ID comes out of them....

Probably won't work. All the drivers for the Dest scanners want to see
Dest's SCSI interface card. The scanner is supposed to be ID#7 and the
Card is supposed to be ID#0.

You can try setting your card to the same port, DMA and IRQ. I was
unable to access my PC-Scan 2000 with my Adaptec bus-master card, as
it did not support the lower IRQ's and DMA channels used by the Dest
driver. There are no MAPI or Twain drivers available.

Although it has been said that it will work on certain MacInthings.

Dest's support has been taken over by Behavior Tech Corporation. (BTC)

New Dest Corp. c/o Behavior Tech Corporation <BTC>
Phone: 510-249-0330
Fax:   510-657-1859
BBS:   510-249-0342

Get imagepac.zip(?) and tkit3000.zip from their BBS.

Older versions of Zsoft PC Paintbrush supposedly are able to support
it.

Good Luck!

Cheers,
Paul Grohe

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