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Subject: Re: Mandrake 7.1 User
From: Michael Towler
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 17:20:04 +0100 (BST)



Can I echo Mr. White's email in its entirety, except:

(1) Substitute Mandrake 7.0 for Mandrake 7.1
(2) The bit about giving up Linux permanently and going to Windows (I'm
    not that desparate.. ;-) )
(3) Plustek 9636P not Plustek 600P

Mike Towler

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On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Forrest White wrote:

> I am looking for a Mandrake 7.1 User that has successfully installed and
> got the plustek scanner to work. I have been trying for 3 months to make
> this work and no success. At this point I am ready to give up using
> linux permantly due to all my hardware must work or I will not use
> linux. If anyone out there is using mandrake 7.1 with a plustek scanner
> 600p please email me at kcstech@ptd.net with explicit instructions on
> how to make this work. Or if someone knows how to make it run under
> redhat 6.2 also please forward detailed install instructions on how to
> make it work under that. thank you for your time. Linux is fast and
> dependable but as said before all my hardware must work or I will no
> longer continue to use it at all and remain with windows
> 


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