Re: Canon MultiPass C3500 Fax/Copier/Scanner

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)]

 > From: "http://www.juno.com/~w1few"; <http://www.juno.com/~w1few>
 > Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 13:20:25 GMT
 >
 > Linux - I see.  Do you have room/space on top of your monitor?
 > I put a monitor 
 > shelf on top of my monitor

I already have one and that space is currently occupied :-).

 > and put the scanner there - no wasted space.  There 
 > are some things better left to Windows - ie scanning.  But I understand your 
 > situation.  We have a combo HP unit at work and it is slow as molasses for 
 > everything though it does do the job.  The scanner is Windows based and a pain 
 > to get going.

Yeah, I imagine.  Everything is done through the parallel port.  Getting
two way communication on that can be painful.

 > Just ramblings on the subject.

At some point, I will want a scanner.  (I'd mostly like it for doing
back-ups of my paper-based appointment book.)  It's just that a combo unit
seems so convenient in terms of space.  Perhaps when/if I get a job, I can
afford a good combo that is faster.