IBM Ricoh FB735 user manual A note about application software, What is TWAIN?

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Provide a fax number or email address for return contact. We maintain a BBS at (408) 538-2580 that contains the latest updates to our software, as well as a web site at www.infoconnection.com, and fax on demand system at (408) 538-2585.

What is TWAIN?

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-compliant software application.

With the introduction of Windows 95, the TWAIN specification has been overhauled to take advantage of the 32-bit architecture. 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. Adobe Photoshop). 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 enhancements provided by the new architecture.

Please Note: Windows 3.1x does not support 32-bit applications, 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 software to

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IBM Ricoh FB735 user manual A note about application software, What is TWAIN?