<DIV><SPAN class=40073400-25111998><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2>My "boss" brought home a HP4100cse USB scanner. I then loaded the HP scanning software under Win95 OSR2 and it has never missed a beat. Personally I would have perferred a SCSI but this USB experience has been positive.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=40073400-25111998><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=40073400-25111998><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2> My 2 Cents</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=40073400-25111998><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=40073400-25111998><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2> Henry</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> owner-suse-linux-e@suse.com [mailto:owner-suse-linux-e@suse.com]<B>On Behalf Of</B> Ralph Clark<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 24, 1998 6:08 PM<BR><B>To:</B> suse-linux-e@suse.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [SuSE Linux] Replacement for SBS<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>Bennet Heirwegh wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE = CITE>Does Linux support USB. I ahve need been able to find reference to this. <BR></BLOCKQUOTE>I's strongly suggest you steer clear of USB for the time being on ANY platform. Many computer magazine hardware reviews at the moment are reporting problems with USB devices on Windows 98 machines. It just looks like the technology isn't mature enough yet for you to risk your job over it. On the other matter, yes, Linux can do all the things you ask as other respondents have noted. And yes, the modem is sharable too. Normally client processes like fax clients and internet programs talk to some other port on the server (a Berkeley socket or whatever) and the server program involved handles the modem. But if you had a comms program that you _had_ to run directly rom your PC (unlikely) I have heard that it is possible for Linux to serve a serial port out to the network, I just don't know how it is done (sorry). Ralph <PRE>-- rclark@virgosolutions.demon.co.uk Ralph Clark, Virgo Solutions Ltd (UK) __ _ / / (_)__ __ ____ __ * Powerful * Flexible * Compatible * Reliable * / /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / *Well Supported * Thousands of New Users Every Day* /____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ The Cost Effective Choice - Linux Means Business!</PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE>