Hmm... connecting to the paper world is more than just photography... PaperPort? seems like a good name for the concept, but it's taken/trademarked. Hmm... LegacyPaperConnection??
Paper is better than one digital copy but not as good as two.
One digital copy can get deleted. The machine it's on can get hosed. The disk can go bad. It can crash while you're editing.
Two digital copies (e.g. what you get after you email something) mitigates all those risks pretty well. And of course, digital copies can be searched, edited, forwarded, excerpted, etc.
But if I'm on the phone and I've just learned some critical information, I don't type it into my computer; I use a pencil. Then, after I hang up and I know I have a battery-proof copy, I transcribe it.
hmm... for local coordination, paper is hard to beat. But how about combining it with a webcam so you can see what's on it remotely...
PPR:IsAnythingBetterThanPaper??
LotsOfCopiesKeepsStuffSafe?
ConfidentialityVersusAvailability
In OPKSNet, PescoPrinter replaced JobiePrinter. It was OK, but sufficiently slow and unreliable that I often considered printing something and decide not to bother. Nov2003 at a staff meeting in Japan, the value of printing specs to read in a different venue was emphasized; I asked what a reasonable price for a good printer was, and I was told middle-of-the-road black and white laser printers go for about $400.
Hmm... HP laserjet 1012 for under $200 at amazon; is it linux-printing happy? no. 1300 is linux-printing-happy.
Nov 2001: My Umax astra is acting dead. Really dead, like: no signs of life whatsoever. It seemed to work fine for a year or so, and then, suddenly, nothing. Odd.
I'd like to get a USB scanner that works with linux. Preferably one with an attachment for scanning photo negatives.
3Mar2002: looking for a USB scanner for another one of marys' projects. Epson 636 looks good: $76 at amazon linux support looks good.
Epson 636U . $45 refurb from epson. Ugh... epson store uses session id's, so I can't make a link.
It took just a few days to ship. scan serial number: Type: C39 Code: BDGX107766
LHD Product - Epson Perfection 636U USB scanner
Now (Sep 2002) I'm InTheMarket for a Transparency Adapter - B813172. Ugh... seems to cost more than the scanner itself; around $90.
Nov 2001: Best Buy is selling a lexmark Z13 for $20 after rebate. Hm... I don't see the Z13 in the linux printer database, but the Z12 is rated paperweight .
see Suggested Printers for Free Software Users
I discovered pdq and LinuxPrinting.org in Oct 2000: A samba interface for PDQ, tested with HP OfficeJet
see also: quick-n-dirty HTTP-based remote printing , 13 Aug 2001 to FOGO. ToDo: release updated version with form interface.
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