What is TWAIN?

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TWAIN is the interface that links the scanner with scanning software applications. TWAIN is an industry standard that enables you to use the ImageReader with any TWAIN-compli- ant software application.

With the introduction of Windows 95, the TWAIN specification has been overhauled to take advantage of the 32-bit architec- ture. Your scanner installation software contains two TWAIN sources — one for using your scanner with 16-bit applications (i.e. InfoCenter Lite) and one for using your scanner with 32- bit applications (i.e. ImageDock). Use the following as a guide to select the appropriate source.

16-bit applications are legacy Windows 3.x programs that you are running under Windows 95.

32-bit applications are programs specifically designed for Windows 95, to take advantage of performance enhance- ments provided by the new architecture.

Please Note: Windows 3.1x does not support 32-bit applica- tions, therefore the 16-bit scanning source should always be selected when running Windows 3.1x. You may experience scanning problems if you do not use the appropriate source.

A note about application software

The scanner hardware by itself is not very useful. It takes a combination of the scanner hardware and application soft- ware to perform any task. Before scanning, you need to choose the appropriate application(s) to use for the task at hand. Please read this section to gain an understanding of the types of scanning software there are.

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