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+; SANE Backend specification file
+;
+; It's basically emacs-lisp --- so ";" indicates comment to end of line.
+; All syntactic elements are keyword tokens, followed by a string or
+;  keyword argument, as specified.
+;
+; ":backend" *must* be specified.
+; All other information is optional (but what good is the file without it?).
+;
+
+:backend "ibm"                 ; name of backend
+:url "http://www.meier-geinitz.de/sane/ibm-backend/"
+:version "(2001-10-08)"          ; version of backend
+:status :alpha                 ; :alpha, :beta, :stable, :new
+;
+;:manpage "sane-ibm"            ; name of manpage (if it exists)
+
+:devicetype :scanner
+
+:mfg "IBM"                         ; name a manufacturer
+:url "http://www.ibm.com/"
+
+:model "2456-001"                  ; name models for above-specified mfg.
+:interface "SCSI"
+;:comment "?"
+:model "2456"                  ; name models for above-specified mfg.
+:interface "SCSI"
+;:comment "?"
+
+:mfg "Ricoh"                         ; name a manufacturer
+:model "IS-410"
+:interface "SCSI"
+:comment "Untested, please report!"