SCSI via the parallel printer port
by ACRIzona from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6EKA7)
Out behind the barn, I found my old 100-CDs-Jukebox, my very first CD-writer drive, and a Polaroid 35mm slide scanner.
I also found all sorts of SCSI internal drives, controllers, etc.
After looking at current hardware, my plans to scan 1300 slides into hi-res jpg images, requires the Polaroid scanner 2700x2700 BP 35mm !
How do I cable these old machines to a modern PC/LapTop ?
Answer: By using SCSI/Parallel cables.
Problem: NONE of our machines have "Centronics" parallel, or 'RS-232' serial ports...that explains all that stuff in the barn !
As I remember, PC-DOS/Novell was soup-de-jour for the jukebox and the CD drive. The Polaroid scanner was Windows on a IBM laptop (built-in SCSI).
Sooo - I'll assemble an old PC(64bit) that has RS-232 port, plus six slots for SCSI controllers.
Which Linux Distro would be best ?
<prefer Linux,,, because all my DOS stuff in on diskettes !>
Thanks - Any & all help is appreciated.
I also found all sorts of SCSI internal drives, controllers, etc.
After looking at current hardware, my plans to scan 1300 slides into hi-res jpg images, requires the Polaroid scanner 2700x2700 BP 35mm !
How do I cable these old machines to a modern PC/LapTop ?
Answer: By using SCSI/Parallel cables.
Problem: NONE of our machines have "Centronics" parallel, or 'RS-232' serial ports...that explains all that stuff in the barn !
As I remember, PC-DOS/Novell was soup-de-jour for the jukebox and the CD drive. The Polaroid scanner was Windows on a IBM laptop (built-in SCSI).
Sooo - I'll assemble an old PC(64bit) that has RS-232 port, plus six slots for SCSI controllers.
Which Linux Distro would be best ?
<prefer Linux,,, because all my DOS stuff in on diskettes !>
Thanks - Any & all help is appreciated.