[ale] [ALE] Linux happy scanner with dual sided sheet feed?

Jim Kinney jim.kinney at gmail.com
Mon Feb 9 12:31:47 EST 2015 

Scan to email is a FANTASTIC function. Even though the printing ability
of my ancient HP multi-function is long dead, the scan to email,
dual-sided sheet feeder is worth it to keep it around.

On Mon, 2015-02-09 at 11:54 -0500, Horkan Smith wrote:
> +1 on the Brother printer/scanner.  I haven't had a reason to set up 'sane' for our mfc9970cdw yet - I just programmed some of the buttons w/ scanning options and some custom email addresses.  (documents or photos x me or my wife = 4 buttons)
> 
> I did have to set up a separate 'internal' mail server for it, though, as it's 'hello' didn't have domain information, and I typically reject that 'cause lazy spammers.
> 
> This particular machine is overkill from a images/month perspective, but I was tired of fighting w/ inkjets and scanners, and justified (rationalized?) it on the basis of some volunteer work I was doing.
> 
> I purchased it a few years ago from the Office Depot on Peachtree Industrial near all of those car dealerships - they matched the Amazon price online when I asked 'em about it.
> 
> 
> later!
>    horkan
> 
> 
> On Sat, Feb 07, 2015 at 03:43:32PM -0500, Tom Freeman wrote:
> > 
> > Unless there is something else - I guess that I'll see what
> > HP/Brother equipment with duplexing is locally available and give it
> > a whirl.
> > 
> > Currently I have two Epson scanners - one works a treat after a
> > decade (but no sheet feed that I can find), the other is rebranded
> > something or tother, wants manual massage to get configured, and
> > sits on the floor unconnected. Probably should make it free to a
> > sympathetic home.)
> > 
> > On Sat, 7 Feb 2015, Jim Kinney wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > >HP scanjet is Linux happy using hplip tools.
> > >
> > >Brother has some dual sided multi function scanner/printers and their tools
> > >play nicely with sane/xsane.
> > >
> > >Multiguess online only quizzing tends to shut down the grade grubbing when
> > >the answers sheet they get is nothing more than "question 1 is chapter 2,
> > >section 3.5 chart #2". It's also fun to have 10-20 questions on a 5 question
> > >quiz that are selected and ordered randomly. It _way_ fun to have math in
> > >the questions with random input parameters so each student test is unique so
> > >they can't compare grades :-}
> > 
> > I like where you are coming from, and might get forced there
> > someday. Although having only 2-4 more questions than fit in the
> > quiz may not leave the questions sufficiently fungible (sp?).
> > 
> > >
> > >I also like a test with sections of multiple questions of "choose two or
> > >three of the following to answer from each section until you answer at least
> > >X points" and have each question point value be different.
> > >
> > >But my totally fav test process I got in undergrad classical mechanics: test
> > >on Friday, take a copy home to rework over the weekend, grade is average of
> > >the two.
> > 
> > I kind of like that also. We were pestering the prof for a take home
> > in PChem. He let us in on the take home final one of his profs
> > handed out (Citedal, about 1950?). One question only. Considering
> > the automobile, trace the chemical production/history from mining or
> > butchering or harvesting to the final product. I _think_ those
> > students could ignore dyes and pigments. Not only take home - but
> > open library. I'm not certain how close that instructor graded that
> > pile of paper, but it would take time.
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > >On Feb 7, 2015 11:28 AM, "Tom Freeman" <tfreeman at intel.digichem.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >      I'm not certain how to properly research this for myself, and my
> > >      efforts to date haven't suggested anything intelligent. As the
> > >      Subject: line suggests - I want to locate, then own, a scanner
> > >      which will scan both sides of a sheet taken from a sheet feeder
> > >      with the additional need of the device being essentially plug &
> > >      play in Linux (specifically Fedora 21 and/or Ubuntu 14.04).
> > >
> > >      Background information of sorts. I am an adjunct instructor in
> > >      the community college system who has had to switch community
> > >      colleges in the past year. Formerly, my students didn't whimper
> > >      and whine about the grading of their papers much. Certainly they
> > >      would call me on errors and question me when I was sadly unclear
> > >      in my comments, which is good. This new school, however, has
> > >      fierce grade lawyers who will haggle, repeatedly and continually
> > >      or a point or two here and there with a desparation of the
> > >      Spartans at what ever pass they held so many centuries ago
> > >      against the Persians. These people make the pre-meds of years
> > >      ago look good. I have already gotten in trouble with one program
> > >      head, although my chair is completely supportive.
> > >
> > >      Best I can tell, the best defense here will be to retain copies
> > >      of all of their graded work. Since the accountants have driven
> > >      us to double sided documents when the school pays for it, I need
> > >      to scan both sides of 5-10 page tests and shorter quizes. Being
> > >      part time (no committees!), I don't have school equipment, nor
> > >      office, nor file space. Scanning is the only recourse I see at
> > >      this time. The last test would have represented a total of 110
> > >      pages to be scanned. These pages would need bursting first,
> > >      scanning, then finishing up with reassembling each student's
> > >      effort.
> > >
> > >      At this point, I'd prefer to limit ideas and such to scanners -
> > >      but brilliant ideas of a nontechnical nature will be
> > >      entertained. (The idea of going to 100% multiple guess of 50
> > >      question and not returning the papers has occured to me. It is
> > >      hard to complain under those conditions.)
> > >
> > >      As always - thank you for your assistance. And for those without
> > >      interest in this, thank you for the use of your bandwidth.
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James P. Kinney III

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