[G4] Affordable SCSI card for G4 MDD

[Steven]

Alex wrote:

> On Saturday, Apr 17, 2004, at 10:16 Canada/Eastern, Joseph B. Gurman 
> wrote:
> 
>>[...] Adaptec's Mac products:
>>
>>1.  always had different part numbers from their equivalents without 
>>the right stuff in ROM,
> 
> Before buying a card -- whether from Adaptec or anyone else -- you 
> should always double-check with the manufacturer to make sure it works 
> with a Mac. If it doesn't say so specifically, it might -- or it might 
> not.
> 
>>3. with one exception needed new drivers for every release of OS X, 
>>including some point releases,
> 
> That has not been my experience; in fact, I believe that, starting with 
> v10.2.x, Adaptec drivers are bundled with the OS. Do a search for 
> "Adaptec" on your boot drive, and you'll find the relevant .kexts.
> 
>>[...] We dropped the SCSI scanner we had because its OS X software was 
>>so poor --- before we knew about VueSCAN).
> 
> I'd suggest thinking well and hard before going the SCSI route for a 
> scanner. Unless there's a very good reason (e.g., an expensive 
> professional scanner which can't be replaced at this point), in the end 
> it's probably better to get a new scanner, which is going to be USB or 
> FW at the higher end. It's not only the actual hardware, but the 
> software required to use it.

Thanks all who responded, for your thoughts, advise and suggestions,
I'll probably try to pick up a cheap (second hand) 2906 to be able to use
the scanner I have to stay afloat during the transition. In the longer
run I will get a new scanner, probably firewire.

Steven