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= Network scanner =
= Network scanner =


The HP 9100C network scanner!
The HP 9100C network scanner!  
 
Located next to [[sudoshroom]].
 
[[File:Hp9100c_network_scanner.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The network scanner]]


== Capabilities ==
== Capabilities ==
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*Flatbed scanning (lift up the top)
*Flatbed scanning (lift up the top)
*Semi-automatic duplex
*Semi-automatic duplex
*Automatic OCR (experimental)


== Usage ==
== Usage ==
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About 20 seconds after scanning is done, a PDF will appear in the SCANNED directory of the [[file server]]. The filename will be the date and time of the scan.
About 20 seconds after scanning is done, a PDF will appear in the SCANNED directory of the [[file server]]. The filename will be the date and time of the scan.
Another PDF file will appear in the SCANNED_OCR directory. This is the same PDF but with search'able / copy'able text. The quality of the existing open source text recognition software is honestly not that great, but it's still pretty usable for searching large documents.


You can learn how to access the file server on the [[file server]] wiki page.
You can learn how to access the file server on the [[file server]] wiki page.
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== BSD / Linux ==
== BSD / Linux ==


A BSD and Linux install exists for the ScanJet 4 and ScanJet 5, but not for the ScanJet 6 or HP 9100C (which is apparently a different name for the ScanJet 6). We've already tried it, and it didn't work. The hardware is different and it would probably be a lot of work to get BSD or Linux running on this thing, so we're leav
A BSD and Linux install exists for the ScanJet 4 and ScanJet 5, but not for the ScanJet 6 or HP 9100C (which is apparently a different name for the ScanJet 6). We've already tried it, and it didn't work. The hardware is different and it would probably be a lot of work to get BSD or Linux running on this thing.


== Repair ==
== Repair ==

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