ScanMaker X 6EL

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I just picked up a ScanMaker X 6EL which is a SCSI scanner and want to
use it for occasional faxes.

Since I want to connect it to my SCSI PC(which is not connected to the
internet), can any one tell me the best way to go about this?

I want to connect the scanner to my SCSI pc, and then transfer via
floppy or zip disk to my internet pc, and then send the fax from there.

Is this plausible?

OCR software recommendations would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
 
I want to connect the scanner to my SCSI pc, and then transfer via
floppy or zip disk to my internet pc, and then send the fax from there.
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Not sure of the depth of the question, but you will need fax software on
the sending PC of course, and a regular dialup fax modem on a regular
phone line.

If you have Windows XP, you can install free Microsoft fax software at
Control Panel Add/Remove Programs - Windows Components. Then the Fax
Console and settings will be at Start – Programs – Accessories -
Communications - Fax (search www.google.com for XP fax for more detail
of using XP fax).

For fax, scan your page as 200 dpi line art mode, save as a TIF file
(with compression like LZW will make the file substantially smaller).
Transfer the file to the PC with the fax software if this step is
necessary. Then you fax by "printing" the image file from any program
that can print the image. It doesnt print on paper, instead you simply
select the fax driver (the installed fax software) as a printer at the
menu File - Print (instead of your regular paper printer), and then it
will ask for a phone number, and will use your modem and phone line to
send it.

Multipage fax is harder, in that you need some sort of image software
that can build and print multiple page files, and then it is the same.
PDF is good, or PaperPort Max, and there are also multipage TIF
programs. The free Irfanview from www.irfanview.com is one.
 
I just picked up a ScanMaker X 6EL. Since I want to connect it to my
SCSI PC(which is not connected to the internet), can any one tell me
the best way to go about this?
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Make sure no 2 devices on the bus have the same IDs, sacrifice goat
according to the directions on page 668 of the Necrotelecomnicon, plug
scanner in to properly-terminated SCSI bus. Nothing to it.
I want to connect the scanner to my SCSI pc, and then transfer via
floppy or zip disk to my internet pc, and then send the fax from
there. Is this plausible?
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Yes, but it's not elegant, stable, or easy. Floppies suck; they're
unreliable, slow, and have low capacity. ZIP disks are more reliable,
but they still have moving parts and you need 2 ZIP drives. Sneakernet
in general is a terrible way to transfer data when there are so many
cheap and fast modern networking devices.

PCI 10/100 RTL8139-C NICs can be had for $10 each; get 2 and a crossover
cable and hook the non-Net machine to the Net machine, then do whatever
you need to enable IP-masqing, IP-forwarding, and some iptables rulesets
on the Net machine. (No specifics, since you didn't say which OS you
were running and there's no clue from your User-Agent since you used
that @#$%ing G2 "permanent alpha" thing.) Bingo, now both machines are
Net-connected. This only works if the machines are reasonably close
together, though.
OCR software recommendations would be appreciated.
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Lots of people like Abbyy FineReader. You may get better
recommendations if you are more specific about the images you're OCRing.
If they're of high quality, almost any OCR engine will work. If they're
not, some will provide better results than others.
 
Thanks.

The thing is that I only need to fax a single sheet(time sheet) to my
job office once a week. So I figure a lot of options are over-kill. The
idea is to do this as simply as possible.

I was just hoping to connect the scanner to an offline system like my
Windows 2000 pc. All my systems have zip and floppyy drives, so I
thought I could just put the disk in the internet pc and send out via
fax.

The pc I have connected to the internet at the moment is running
WindowsME. But the other three have Windows 98, windows 2000, and
Windows XP.

Thanks a lot.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
 
I was just hoping to connect the scanner to an offline system like my
Windows 2000 pc. All my systems have zip and floppyy drives, so I
thought I could just put the disk in the internet pc and send out via
fax.

The pc I have connected to the internet at the moment is running
WindowsME. But the other three have Windows 98, windows 2000, and
Windows XP.
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To send a fax requires either a regular fax machine on a reqular
telephone line, or with a PC it requires fax software and a regular
dialup fax modem on a regular telephone line. There is also free
Microsoft fax software for 98 and ME and I assume 2000. Search for
Microsoft fax.

But there are many internet fax services, web sites which you can access
via internet, and they will send the fax for you for a small fee. Search
google.com for internet fax
 
Wayne said:
To send a fax requires either a regular fax machine on a reqular
telephone line, or with a PC it requires fax software and a regular
dialup fax modem on a regular telephone line. There is also free
Microsoft fax software for 98 and ME and I assume 2000. Search for
Microsoft fax.

But there are many internet fax services, web sites which you can access
via internet, and they will send the fax for you for a small fee. Search
google.com for internet fax
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I couldn't find Microsoft Fax, but downloaded something called
"FREECallCenter" that I will try.

Like I mentioned, I just want to be able to scan into my stand alone
pc.

It's supposed to be easy to fax something from an internet pc, so I can
just transfer the scanned page(via floppy) to my internet pc that I
have the fax software on.

(Trying to hook two computer to one internet connection is way too
complicated.).

Thanks a lot.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
 
I couldn't find Microsoft Fax, but downloaded something called
"FREECallCenter" that I will try.
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I dont know that program, but there are several different fax software
packages. MS Fax is simply a free one that everyone has (but it is NOT
installed by default). On Windows XP, it is installed from the XP CD at
the Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs - Windows Components menu. On
Windows 98 (it's been a long while), you have to hunt it down on the 98
CD to install it (it's at the CD folder \TOOLS\OLDWIN95\MESSAGE\US\ ).
Seaching Google.com for MS Fax or Microsoft Fax finds lots of sites
about this. I havnt used MS Fax with Windows 2000, but see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;227194
for Microsoft's 2000 instructions.
Like I mentioned, I just want to be able to scan into my stand alone
pc.
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I'm sorry that I havent really understood yet what the question is. I
doubt that the question is about file transfer between two PCs, but I
dont know what the actual issue is. You wont be able to scan directly
to the second PC unless you have networking installed and a shared disk
drive letter assigned, but you can simply copy the scanned file by any
means possible, for example a floppy disk or a USB Memory card.

It's supposed to be easy to fax something from an internet pc, so I can
just transfer the scanned page(via floppy) to my internet pc that I
have the fax software on.
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No, internet is not related to fax - fax is NOT an internet function.
A fax is always sent to a regular telephone number, not to an internet
address. Fax is a POTS (plain old telephone system) concept, using a
regular analog phone line that you can talk over. A PC needs fax
software, a regular dialup fax modem, and a regular phone line.

But there are internet services (web sites) that will accept your data
and will fax it for you for a small fee. I think most of these are text
based, but I'd assume some probably accept scanned images of pages.
Seach Google.com for Internet Fax.
 
Wayne said:
I dont know that program, but there are several different fax software
packages. MS Fax is simply a free one that everyone has (but it is NOT
installed by default). On Windows XP, it is installed from the XP CD at
the Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs - Windows Components menu. On
Windows 98 (it's been a long while), you have to hunt it down on the 98
CD to install it (it's at the CD folder \TOOLS\OLDWIN95\MESSAGE\US\ ).
Seaching Google.com for MS Fax or Microsoft Fax finds lots of sites
about this. I havnt used MS Fax with Windows 2000, but see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;227194
for Microsoft's 2000 instructions.


I'm sorry that I havent really understood yet what the question is. I
doubt that the question is about file transfer between two PCs, but I
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dont know what the actual issue is. You wont be able to scan directly
to the second PC unless you have networking installed and a shared disk
drive letter assigned, but you can simply copy the scanned file by any
means possible, for example a floppy disk or a USB Memory card.



No, internet is not related to fax - fax is NOT an internet function.
Click to expand...
A fax is always sent to a regular telephone number, not to an internet
address. Fax is a POTS (plain old telephone system) concept, using a
Click to expand...
regular analog phone line that you can talk over. A PC needs fax
software, a regular dialup fax modem, and a regular phone line.

But there are internet services (web sites) that will accept your data
and will fax it for you for a small fee. I think most of these are text
based, but I'd assume some probably accept scanned images of pages.
Seach Google.com for Internet Fax.
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I don't think you are understanding me.

I have a SCSI scanner, and the only pc I can connect it to is my stand
alone SCSI pc which does *not* have a modem. So I have to scan the page
I want to fax into that pc first, and then copy that page to a floppy
disk.

I then have to take the floppy disk and put it into the pc I have that
is connected to the internet/phone line, so that I can copy the page I
want to fax off of the floppy and onto that computer's hard drive, and
then fax it out from there.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
 
I don't think you are understanding me.

I have a SCSI scanner, and the only pc I can connect it to is my stand
alone SCSI pc which does *not* have a modem. So I have to scan the page
I want to fax into that pc first, and then copy that page to a floppy
disk.

I then have to take the floppy disk and put it into the pc I have that
is connected to the internet/phone line, so that I can copy the page I
want to fax off of the floppy and onto that computer's hard drive, and
then fax it out from there.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
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Do both computers have a network card?

If both computers have a network card and you do not have a network hub or
switch, then you can connect to two computers with a "crossover" cable which
can be bought at many computer stores.

Then turn on "File and Printer sharing" in both computers.
File transfer is a simple copy and paste or drag and drop within Windows
Explorer.

You also do not have to transfer from the computer with the scanner if you
install a FAX capable modem in the computer with the scanner attached.

It seems to me it would be easier to install a fax modem in the computer
with the scanner attached. Running a phone line to the fax modem is easy, it
just plugs in.

Fax modems are cheap. How about $8.50 plus $1.99 shipping. If you live in
the USA.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16825180003
 
CSM1 said:
Do both computers have a network card?

If both computers have a network card and you do not have a network hub or
switch, then you can connect to two computers with a "crossover" cable which
can be bought at many computer stores.

Then turn on "File and Printer sharing" in both computers.
File transfer is a simple copy and paste or drag and drop within Windows
Explorer.

You also do not have to transfer from the computer with the scanner if you
install a FAX capable modem in the computer with the scanner attached.

It seems to me it would be easier to install a fax modem in the computer
with the scanner attached. Running a phone line to the fax modem is easy, it
just plugs in.

Fax modems are cheap. How about $8.50 plus $1.99 shipping. If you live in
the USA.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16825180003
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I'm trying to keep this as simple as possible, since I have nothing but
bad luck with electronics.

It appears that you are saying that there is no way for me to fax
anything without having to buy and install more hardware. Correct?

Thanks.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
 
I'm trying to keep this as simple as possible, since I have nothing but
bad luck with electronics.

It appears that you are saying that there is no way for me to fax
anything without having to buy and install more hardware. Correct?

Thanks.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
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The internet sites that will send a fax for you charge a fee.

Either install a Fax Modem or buy a standalone fax machine.

This fax modem includes fax software. (Same link a before).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16825180003

Fax modems are cheap. How about $8.50 plus $2.50 shipping. If you live in
the USA. (Shipping charge has gone up).


I am sure that you could find a technician who would install the modem in
your computer where you live. (Find a 12 year old computer kid to do it). If
you are that electronically challenged.

With the standalone fax machine you would print your document and then
insert the paper into the fax machine and dial the number and send. And you
would not have to open your computer.

Just buy the machine and plug in power and phone line.
 
CSM1 said:
The internet sites that will send a fax for you charge a fee.

Either install a Fax Modem or buy a standalone fax machine.

This fax modem includes fax software. (Same link a before).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16825180003

Fax modems are cheap. How about $8.50 plus $2.50 shipping. If you live in
the USA. (Shipping charge has gone up).


I am sure that you could find a technician who would install the modem in
your computer where you live. (Find a 12 year old computer kid to do it). If
you are that electronically challenged.

With the standalone fax machine you would print your document and then
insert the paper into the fax machine and dial the number and send. And you
would not have to open your computer.

Just buy the machine and plug in power and phone line.
Click to expand...

Again you are missing what I'm saying. I have a fax modem. So basically
this is about the best software for what I want to do.(I have one now,
and it's called "FREECallCenter"). I'll give it a try.

Thanks.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
 
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