From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 4 18:19:36 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE0781065673 for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2011 18:19:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bill@celestial.com) Received: from dorsai-02.celestial.com (dorsai-02.celestial.com [192.136.111.19]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 023FD8FC12 for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2011 18:19:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by dorsai-02.celestial.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1324720676D9 for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2011 09:53:27 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at celestial.com Received: from dorsai-02.celestial.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (dorsai-02.celestial.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id Kcj6CkxHfwsH for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2011 09:53:26 -0800 (PST) Received: from ayn.mi.celestial.com (hayek.celestial.com [192.136.111.12]) by dorsai-02.celestial.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C920420676D5 for ; Fri, 4 Feb 2011 09:53:26 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ayn.mi.celestial.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA8E651319; Fri, 4 Feb 2011 09:53:26 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mi.celestial.com Received: from ayn.mi.celestial.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ayn.mi.celestial.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 5taHKbgIXxmr; Fri, 4 Feb 2011 09:53:26 -0800 (PST) Received: by ayn.mi.celestial.com (Postfix, from userid 203) id B00E751326; Fri, 4 Feb 2011 09:53:26 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 09:53:26 -0800 From: Bill Campbell To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110204175326.GA12226@ayn.mi.celestial.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <4D4B5E21.5060107@comcast.net> <20110204084110.0dc8d3ff@atmarama.noip.me> <4D4C2EF1.6060208@comcast.net> <20110204182410.412e584b@atmarama.noip.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110204182410.412e584b@atmarama.noip.me> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.19 OpenPKG/CURRENT (2009-01-05) Subject: Re: Scanner recommendation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd@celestial.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:19:36 -0000 On Fri, Feb 04, 2011, Gour wrote: >On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:53:05 -0800 >Rem P Roberti wrote: > >> I use Vuescan with Windoze, and you are right, it is infinitely >> better than any free source software. > >It's really puzzling how one-man shop can support write software which >is so much better than any free software with support for so many >scanners. Possibly because the author, Ed Hamrick, has more incentive than people writing free software? He has always been extremely good responding to my questions and requests regarding VueScan which I got originally for my Mac Mini when HP stopped supporting my old ScanJet. FWIW, I have been extremely disappointed with HP's driver support, particularly for older scanners. I had purchased a new ScanJet 5590 in April 2009 which worked fine with VueScan on top of HP's low-end drivers on my PPC Mac Mini running Leopard. When I got a new Macbook Pro in August 2009 running Snow Leopard, HP didn't have drivers for it, and their older drivers didn't work. Their web site said they would have Snow Leopard drivers in September or October of 2009, but they didn't come out until sometime in the 2nd quarter of 2010. For that reason, I will be looking at other hardware vendors the next time I'm in the market for a scanner. Bill -- INTERNET: bill@celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way Voice: (206) 236-1676 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820 Fax: (206) 232-9186 Skype: jwccsllc (206) 855-5792 It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brushfires of freedom in the minds of men. -- Samuel Adams