The GT-8500 is a scanner manufactured by Epson. Scanner drivers act as an interface between the scanner hardware and the operating system, utilizing Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). As operating systems evolve, the APIs may change. Updated drivers ensure that the scanner can communicate effectively with the latest API versions, preventing compatibility issues and system instability. This driver - "TWAIN270.ZIP" - has been downloaded 435 times and is rated 2 out of 5 stars based on 17 reviews. The uploader reports that this update will work successfully on PCs running Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 3.6 MB.
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Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT4, Windows NT3.51, Windows ME, Windows 98SE, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 3.1
DriverGuide (DG Staff Member) on 24-Mar-2004
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The following files are found inside the driver download file.
Name | Size | Date |
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EPSON/TWAIN270/DISK4/WIN95/EPSCAN95.INF | 1.8 KB | 18 May 1998 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/DISK4/WIN98/EPSCAN98.INF | 2.6 KB | 19 Jun 1998 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/DISK4/WIN98/ESSISCNB.DLL | 41.5 KB | 1 Jun 1998 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/Disk1/_setup32.lib | 148.4 KB | 16 Jul 1997 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/Disk1/SETUP.INS | 61.4 KB | 24 Jun 1998 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/Disk1/_setup.lib | 129.6 KB | 16 Jul 1997 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/Disk1/DISK1.ID | 3 bytes | 1 May 1995 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/Disk1/SETUP.INI | 54 bytes | 11 Jun 1997 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/Disk1/data.1 | 407.2 KB | 24 Jun 1998 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/Disk1/_SETUP.DLL | 6.1 KB | 19 Dec 1996 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/Disk1/setup.exe | 45.6 KB | 2 Jun 1997 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/Disk1/_INST16.EX_ | 283.2 KB | 2 Jun 1997 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/Disk1/_INST32I.EX_ | 320.7 KB | 21 May 1997 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/Disk1/setup.pkg | 1.5 KB | 24 Jun 1998 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/Disk1/_isdel.exe | 8.2 KB | 7 Sep 1995 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/README.txt | 505 bytes | 11 Aug 1998 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/DISK2/data.2 | 1.4 MB | 24 Jun 1998 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/DISK2/DISK2.ID | 2 bytes | 21 Sep 1996 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/DISK3/epsoncal.z | 447.5 KB | 24 Jun 1998 |
EPSON/TWAIN270/DISK3/data.3 | 352.7 KB | 24 Jun 1998 |