Re: sit files - what to use to decompress for free?

Dave Smithz wrote:
"Doc O'Leary" <droleary.usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:droleary.usenet-> As others have noted, StuffIt > and it *was* included with the OS prior to Tiger. That means the driver

you're looking to install may *not* be for Tiger, and it is in your best
interest to *not* attempt to install the driver if it might be
incompatible with the OS.  Contact Cannon and ask when a
Tiger-compatible version of their driver will be made available.  The
solution is not to get Expander; no software worth having for Tiger is
distributed as a .sit anymore.


OK I am a bit confused to what he has. Would tiger be on the latest powerbook over the weekend? It is turning out to be more frustrating and annoying then I thought actually. Even took me a while to eject the CD.

Almost certainly unless it's old stock, in which case a Tiger install DVD would/should have been included.

Anyway, when I use the CD that came with the scanner, it said about installing an older os and I started looking into this legacy Mac 9 driver or something but then thought it was taking too long and would be easier to get the newer version ( or maybe not as it turns out).

You're best off going to Canon's site and downloading the latest driver - the N1240U is discontinued so there's a good chance it's been sitting on a shelf somewhere.

So what should I do. How do I use a scanner with the Mac? I am not in front of the Mac now but it should be the latest version so is this tiger. I remember it saying Mac OS X but then I also remember seeing version 10 somewhere?

Canon's drivers appear to work with 10.1.3 or higher so you should have no problems. I've not had any problems with the 4 Canon scanners I've installed for various people over the last few months. As to how you use the scanner, you should consult the manual or other documentation that came with the scanner but generally, most good imaging apps have a menu item that activates the scanner. The scanner will also have stand-alone software for scanning images - again, make sure you download the latest Toolbox software from Canon.


I really hoped this Scanner would be easy to install but it's proving much harder then installing something on a PC.

You'll find installing any device a damn sight easier than any PC - frequently you don't even need to install anything.

Chu


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