The Durst RCP20 (and its larger brethren) continues to be a popular roller transport processor, despite the machines having been manufactured in the 1970s-1980s. Many of these by now are affected by problems with damaged rollers. In this blog, I’ll report a first hack-attempt at reconditioning them. Not tested yet, but I think I’m on to something.
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Hold tight – Operating an old Imacon SCSI Flextight Precision II scanner on Windows 10-x64
The Imacon Flextight scanners are a well-regarded series of scanners. They are being used even today, despite the geriatric age of some of the models. The Flextight II sitting here apparently retailed for around $17k back when in was introduced in the previous century. But a lot has changed in the world of computers since 1999. How feasible is it to run one of these scanners on a somewhat modern PC?
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