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Mac Forum / General / General / July 2007HP Scanjet 4100c OSX Driver?
Anyone know how to make it work with OSX? > Anyone know how to make it work with OSX? No drivers and little chance of getting them if HP didn't supply them with the scanner. Scanners are frequently designed, then a software house that specializes in scanner or printer drivers will write the software. Frequently, there's a lot of hardware "churn" so the drivers aren't updated after initial release. It's not uncommon for an old driver to stop working with a new release of an OS. That said, have you looked into ViewScan? http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/vuescan.htm#hp  SignatureDeeDee, don't press that button! DeeDee! NO! Dee... >> Anyone know how to make it work with OSX? > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/vuescan.htm#hp No but I spent all night struggling with SANE ("HP4100C fully supported "(not))... and let me say that at this point there are SEVERE issues with it. I did finally using a mixture of command line attacks to get the USB scanner recognised (but only for one scan, after which I has to use the command line 'is there a scanner there' command) get the scanner to proceed in a series of nasty jerks, and, after about 5 minutes a tiff emerged that I COULD import into something else, but all attempts to scan from an application were utterly doomed.. I did some web research: the name Viewscan came up associated with so much invective that I didn't pursue it ;) Then halfway through the night my wifes MAC failed to boot, so it looks like I'll be back to windows and she will have this one back..it seems to ONLY boot with the case open.. So, my delicious anticipation of finally dumping windows has foundered already: Scanner doesn't work: No parallel port for the big plotter -and I am reluctant to network it as its not got enough memory without a closely coupled print driver.. And to cap it all, I noticed something beyond belief. This old MAC keyboard hasn't even got a HASH KEY I remember my friend with an apple II yelling 'I cant program in C: There are no curly BRACES on a MAC!!!' Well how can I write code o a keyboard with no hash key? Faugh! Oh, and can someone tell me what combination of keys causes the bloody dashbaord to pop up so I can disable the bloody thing? Its ALMOST as bad as WINDOWS!!! > > That said, have you looked into ViewScan? > > [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > Its ALMOST as bad as WINDOWS!!! You really have a problem and its not your wife's computer. Your knowledge of Macs is quite limited for you do not even seem to know that 'MAC' does not mean Macintosh. > I did some web research: the name Viewscan came up associated with so > much invective that I didn't pursue it ;) Welcome to the web. Try VueScan -- he has a list of supported scanners, and my case, mine worked anyway. And it's Mac, not MAC. >> I did some web research: the name Viewscan came up associated with so >> much invective that I didn't pursue it ;) [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > And it's Mac, not MAC. Oh my god, yet mopre religio. Vuescan does indeed work, but not as a layer that other software can utilise.. > >> I did some web research: the name Viewscan came up associated with so > >> much invective that I didn't pursue it ;) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Oh my god, yet mopre religio. No, an attempt to aid clear communication. > Vuescan does indeed work, but not as a layer that other software can > utilise.. >>> I did some web research: the name Viewscan came up associated with so >>> much invective that I didn't pursue it ;) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Oh my god, yet mopre religio[n]. No, just plain English. Do you know the difference between an acronym and an abbreviation? If not, look it up. Mac is *not* an acronym. The acronym MAC you seem to love to use stands for Media Access Control, among other things, which is decidedly *not* a Macintosh computer. SignatureApply rot13 to my e-mail address before using it. JR > No, just plain English. Do you know the difference between an > acronym and an abbreviation? All acronyms are abbreviations, but not all abbreviations are acronyms. SignatureSupport the troops: Bring them home ASAP. >>>> I did some web research: the name Viewscan came up associated with >>>> so much invective that I didn't pursue it ;) [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > acronym MAC you seem to love to use stands for Media Access Control, > among other things, which is decidedly *not* a Macintosh computer. What is the abbreviation of MACINTOSH please? Jerk. MAC also stands for model aircraft club. A Macintosh is a plastic waterproof overgarment. > A Macintosh is a plastic waterproof overgarment. No, that is a Mackintosh. SignatureSupport the troops: Bring them home ASAP. > Mackintosh. Never knew that. YOu learn something new every day here. In article <kurtullman-21DD14.10160530072007@customer-201-125-217-207.uninet.net.mx >, > > Mackintosh. > > Never knew that. YOu learn something new every day here. Yeah, the raincoat has that "k" stuck in the middle. And the audio equipment company is "McIntosh", which is now owned by a Japanese holding company, which also owns Marantz, Boston Acoustics, Snell, and Replay TV among others. SignatureSupport the troops: Bring them home ASAP. > Jerk. Oh I think it's plain to see who is being the Jerk here... SignatureApply rot13 to my e-mail address before using it. JR >> Jerk. > > Oh I think it's plain to see who is being the Jerk here... Yup the one person who is not bowing down to Apple religion eh? >>> Jerk. >> >> Oh I think it's plain to see who is being the Jerk here... >> > Yup the one person who is not bowing down to Apple religion eh? Nope, the one who is asserting that "religion" has anything to do with what would otherwise be a normal conversational topic. BTW, for someone so adamantly against said "Mac religion", you sure talk about it a lot. SignatureApply rot13 to my e-mail address before using it. JR > >>>> I did some web research: the name Viewscan came up associated with > >>>> so much invective that I didn't pursue it ;) [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > What is the abbreviation of MACINTOSH please? Mac! {shouting} > Jerk. > > MAC also stands for model aircraft club. Sure, but it's a low-probability event in a personal computer group discussion. > A Macintosh is a plastic waterproof overgarment. Originally a rubberized-cloth w. o. > I did some web research: the name Viewscan came up associated with so > much invective that I didn't pursue it ;) That may have been the Windows version of Viewscan. The Macintosh version is generally held in high regard. > And to cap it all, I noticed something beyond belief. This old MAC > keyboard hasn't even got a HASH KEY If I'm not mistaken, it's shift-3, although on a British keyboard, it might be something else. But it most certainly there. I'm assuming that by "hash", you mean "#". > I remember my friend with an apple II yelling 'I cant program in C: > There are no curly BRACES on a MAC!!!' That doesn't make any sense. There most certainly are curly braces on a Macintosh keyboard: shift-[ and shift-] (on the US keyboard). Besides, what does programming on the Macintosh have to do with an Apple II? > Oh, and can someone tell me what combination of keys causes the > bloody dashbaord to pop up so I can disable the bloody thing? Check the Dashboard and Expose preferences panel; the mouse and key settings are at the bottom of the panel. SignatureSupport the troops: Bring them home ASAP. >> I did some web research: the name Viewscan came up associated with so >> much invective that I didn't pursue it ;) > > That may have been the Windows version of Viewscan. The Macintosh > version is generally held in high regard. Not by the reviewer I found. I finally downloaded it, but $35 is a lot for a program that just turns a USB signal to a bitmap...and can't handit on to any other program. >> And to cap it all, I noticed something beyond belief. This old MAC >> keyboard hasn't even got a HASH KEY > > If I'm not mistaken, it's shift-3, although on a British keyboard, it > might be something else. But it most certainly there. I'm assuming > that by "hash", you mean "#". No, thats the £ sign ... >> I remember my friend with an apple II yelling 'I cant program in C: >> There are no curly BRACES on a MAC!!!' > > That doesn't make any sense. There most certainly are curly braces on a > Macintosh keyboard: shift-[ and shift-] (on the US keyboard). Besides, > what does programming on the Macintosh have to do with an Apple II? There weren't on an Apple II...Probably when you were in diapers ;-) >> Oh, and can someone tell me what combination of keys causes the >> bloody dashbaord to pop up so I can disable the bloody thing? > > Check the Dashboard and Expose preferences panel; the mouse and key > settings are at the bottom of the panel. Yeah. Found it ..F12..at least it's remmapable.. STILL downloading the Xcode stuff after I found the installation CD had a scratch on it. Oh what a Gay Day! > >> And to cap it all, I noticed something beyond belief. This old MAC > >> keyboard hasn't even got a HASH KEY [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > No, thats the £ sign ... Shift-3 is the £ sign, or "hash" is the £ sign? BTW, on the US keyboard, option-3 is the £ sign. So as a guess try option-3 to see if you get the # sign. > > That doesn't make any sense. There most certainly are curly braces > > on a Macintosh keyboard: shift-[ and shift-] (on the US keyboard). > > Besides, what does programming on the Macintosh have to do with an > > Apple II? > > There weren't on an Apple II...Probably when you were in diapers ;-) Hardly. When I bought my first computer, which was an Apple II, I was the parent of an eight year old girl. But even though there weren't any curly braces on the Apple II keyboard, what does that have to do with programming on the Macintosh? > STILL downloading the Xcode stuff after I found the installation CD > had a scratch on it. Oh what a Gay Day! You're probably getting a later version of X Code than what is on the installation disk. SignatureSupport the troops: Bring them home ASAP. >>>> And to cap it all, I noticed something beyond belief. This old MAC >>>> keyboard hasn't even got a HASH KEY [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > But even though there weren't any curly braces on the Apple II keyboard, > what does that have to do with programming on the Macintosh? Try writing C without curly braces...It is an old bone of contentin bewteen me and a very old frind. I told hom C was the language everyine would use: He said it would be Pascal. I said he shod try C. He said 'how: I can't even type in {} on this machine..;-) >> STILL downloading the Xcode stuff after I found the installation CD >> had a scratch on it. Oh what a Gay Day! > > You're probably getting a later version of X Code than what is on the > installation disk. Looks like it. Anyway it compiled a basic C program, so most of it must be there. >>>>> And to cap it all, I noticed something beyond belief. This old MAC >>>>> keyboard hasn't even got a HASH KEY [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> keyboard, option-3 is the £ sign. So as a guess try option-3 to see >> if you get the # sign. Alt-3 gets it #######<--- look, lots ¡€#¢∞§¶•ªº–≠“‘æ…«÷≥≤ And more alt keys... Yuk! It's worse than programming with an AZERTY KB.... > And more alt keys... > > Yuk! > > It's worse than programming with an AZERTY KB.... Huh? You would rather not have those characters available? Or would you rather have to enter them the Windows method by typing a series of numbers on the numeric keypad? SignatureSupport the troops: Bring them home ASAP. > > But even though there weren't any curly braces on the Apple II > > keyboard, what does that have to do with programming on the > > Macintosh? > > Try writing C without curly braces... Let me repeat the question; this time I'll shout it so maybe you will understand what I am asking: WHAT DOES THE ***APPLE II KEYBOARD*** NOT HAVING CURLY BRACES HAVE TO DO WITH PROGRAMMING ON THE ***MACINTOSH***? SignatureSupport the troops: Bring them home ASAP. >>> But even though there weren't any curly braces on the Apple II >>> keyboard, what does that have to do with programming on the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > understand what I am asking: WHAT DOES THE ***APPLE II KEYBOARD*** NOT > HAVING CURLY BRACES HAVE TO DO WITH PROGRAMMING ON THE ***MACINTOSH***? Nothing at all, if you had looked at the context it was originally cited in..i.e. another example of Apple WEIRDNESS. Like having to use the alt key to get a hash... > >>> But even though there weren't any curly braces on the Apple II > >>> keyboard, what does that have to do with programming on the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > in..i.e. another example of Apple WEIRDNESS. Like having to use the alt > key to get a hash... Been quite a while since that was necessary. > > Let me repeat the question; this time I'll shout it so maybe you will > > understand what I am asking: WHAT DOES THE ***APPLE II KEYBOARD*** NOT > > HAVING CURLY BRACES HAVE TO DO WITH PROGRAMMING ON THE ***MACINTOSH***? > > > Nothing at all, if you had looked at the context In context it said that the Apple II did not have curly braces, so he couldn't program a Macintosh. > it was originally cited > in..i.e. another example of Apple WEIRDNESS. The Apple II used a teletype keyboard; teletypes did not have lower case, nor various other keys, such as curly braces. The Apple IIe, IIc, and IIGS all had full ASCII keyboards. > Like having to use the alt key to get a hash... Not on US keyboards; we press the shift key; pressing the option key produces the £ sign. So tell me, which is more commonly used in the UK: "£" or "#"? Note that I did not ask which is more commonly used by programmers? By the way, if you have trouble finding any other characters on the keyboard, you can always use the keyboard viewer located in the Input menu. If you don't see the input menu in your menu bar, open the International preferences panel. The bottom element is a check box that's labeled "Show input menu in menu bar"; make sure it is checked. Then make sure that Keyboard Viewer at the top of the scrolling field is checked. While you're at it, you might as well check Character Palette as well. SignatureSupport the troops: Bring them home ASAP. |
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