Syba USB to Parallel Port Adapter workable?

[Scott Ehrlich]

Would such an adapter get around my earlier posting shown below?

The part number of the adapter is Sy-usb-p.

Thanks.

Scott

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Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:31:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: Scott Ehrlich <scott at mit.edu>
To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Help with Scanace 1236p and Ubuntu 7.04

I was given a scanace 1236p parallel port scanner as a gift a while back which 
worked well under Win 2000.   I haven't used the scanner in several years and 
have since installed Ubuntu 7.04.   Pacific Image, the maker (or labeller of 
the scanner), no longer wants anything to do with flatbed scanners, including 
offering any drivers for it.

I've learned, through various web sites, this scanner appears to have different 
brand names, so people on the list might have it working with a different 
company's name.

I've been fussing with [x]sane and plustek drivers under 7.04 and just cannot 
get the scanner to be recognized.

I'd appreciate any help in getting the scanner working again.  xsane keeps 
saying no scanner can be found, which is likely true, if I can just get driver 
support integrated!

Thanks for any help you can offer.

Scott