Found a super cheap flatbed scanner but it uses a SCSI interface

Myronazz

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So... i found a super cheap flatbed scanner on Gumtree for only 5$

However, upon research i found out that it uses a SCSI interface, i've heard of it many times but i was never sure of what kind of interface it is, i searched a picture of the port and it looks to be similar to a Parallel port

Could i just get a Parallel to USB cable and be done? i want to use it with a Windows 7 laptop

Scanner name: Agfa Snapscan 310
 
Things in the world of electronic interfaces need to be exact; that it looks kind of sort of like something else doesn't mean anything. No, an SCSI device won't fit into a parallel port and wouldn't work if it did (they speak totally different languages, so to speak)
 
I assumed as much

It just looked exactly the same which naturally raised the question
There are converter cables on eBay but for some reason, they go for around 400$
That's awfully high for as something as simple as a cable

But as i said, both ports are the same, kinda hard to believe they're two different ports
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Well, the problem with these converters is that they're super expensive, this one costs $100
plus $40 shipping

Are they made out of diamonds or something?

Well, i'll find a different scanner, this one was just convinient to pick up since the same seller will sell me a printer

Thanks for the help everyone, i appreciate it
 


SCSI is obsolete so supply of SCSI controller chips is scarce driving up the price. It's not even worthwhile to buy any SCSI devices anymore.