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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 "canon_pp"		; name of backend
-; :manpage "sane-canon"
-:version "(0.1)"			; version of backend
-:status :alpha			; :alpha, :beta, :stable, :new
-
-:url "http://canon-fb330p.sourceforge.net" ; backend home page
-
-:devicetype :scanner
-
-:mfg "Canon"			; name a manufacturer
-:url "http://www.canon.com/"
-:model "CanoScan FB330P"	; name models for above-specified mfg.
-:interface "Parport (EPP)"
-:comment "1 pass; flatbed scanner"
-:model "CanoScan FB630P"	; name models for above-specified mfg.
-:interface "Parport (EPP)"
-:comment "1 pass; flatbed scanner"
-:model "CanoScan N340P"		; name models for above-specified mfg.
-:interface "Parport (EPP)"
-:comment "1 pass; flatbed scanner"
-:model "CanoScan N640P"		; name models for above-specified mfg.
-:interface "Parport (EPP)"
-:comment "1 pass; flatbed scanner"