[buug] Best XP emulator?

[Pewter Bot]

On 3/15/09, Ian Zimmerman <itz at buug.org> wrote:

> In my humble opinion, any windoze emulator that works on sufficiently
> low level to deal with device drivers will be far more dangerous than
> a native driver, even a broken one.

I see! Emulators are best used for running Windoze programs, not
driver compatibility. (I only beginning to learn how to even ask the
right questions!)

Just checked up on my scanner and printer compatibility, good news on
both fronts:

My Canoscan LiDE 20 is not even on the SANE Supported Scanners list of
Canon models:
http://www.sane-project.org/cgi-bin/driver.pl?manu=canon&model=&bus=usb&v=&p=

But a search for "Canoscan LiDE 20 Linux" brought me here:

http://www.epinions.com/review/pr-Canon_LIDE20_Flatbed_Scanner/content_208581398148

Quote: "This scanner is compatible with Linux. It "just works" through
SANE, no special drivers needed."

To back up that claim, this from a linux site:
http://pclinuxoshwdb.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45&Itemid=48

So I got lucky. But why doesn't SANE list that model as compatible?
(Doesn't sound very "sane" to me!)

My Lexmark Z645 printer also is compatible, I just found out:

http://www.openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Lexmark-z645

But since it's been so flaky with ink usage, it's a big waste of money
and time, so I won't be using it anymore...I don't need to print much,
anywayz. Just for the sake of learning, however, I'll set it up in
Linux, then remove it later.

Thanks, Ian.