SCSI to USB or Firewire adaptors

[mark d.]

Hey Folks,

 

I just bought a mac running OS-X 10.2. I was running a PC and using a

Canoscan FS2710 connected to the provided SCSI. I'm wondering if I can

continue using the Canoscan with a SCSI to Firewire or USB adaptor.

For whatever it's worth, the guy at CompUSA had reservations about it

working. Furthermore, Canon has not released updated software for the

Canon film scanners so it would running in Classic mode.

With both those strikes, is it worth trying to get it to run on my new

Mac or should I sell it off an upgrade? Any advice would be greatly

appreciated.

[ellis_vener_photography]

I'd upgrade. I've got a huge graphics tablet which I'm going to have

Wacomconvert from serial port to Firewire. <P>Apple says to check the

compatability of specific SCSI devices and cards.

[Nicholas Barry]

Another alternative is to buy an UltraSCSI card like the Initio Bluenote or Adaptec 2930 and keep using your Canon scanner. I've got a Bluenote in my G3 and it works great (under 10.1.5) for connecting my 2GB scratch disk. It was also great for my Minolta Dimage Scan Dual (the first one) which I've since sold to upgrade to an LS4000.

[mark d.]

Nicholas,

 

I have an eMac so I don't think I could put in an Ultra SCSI card. If I could put

in a card at all, I would put in the Adaptec card that came with the scanner. I've

gotta get the scanner (or a replacement scanner) to run off a USB or Firewire

connection.

[ron_russell]

I bought a USB2 card for my Pentium II and found that the scanner, an Epson 2450 didn't scan any faster at all.