i'm not sure what the big deal here is - i scan all the time in X with my very old perfection 610 usb scanner by epson. i use their drivers, either in standalone mode when scanning documents (stock certs and the like) and via twain acquire in graphic converter and photoshop 7. scanning in X isn't that bad; there's always vuescan, too. at least it's not as bad as printing in X. --alan On Friday, January 24, 2003, at 09:58 AM, John Guy wrote: >> >> However, to get it working in X, you must follow closely instructions >> on >> installing the (clunky, ugly) software. Search the DealMac forum for >> this >> information. > Hmm guess I will keep booting into 9 to scan 4 now > > John...