On Dec 18, 2006, at 11:32 AM, Ernest Vincent Pons-Worley wrote: > I'm trying to retire a 1998-vintage old world beige G3. However, I > don't want to lose my investment in SCSI peripherals, which work > just fine: a UMAX Astra 1200S scanner and an Alps MD-1300 printer. I'm with Les on this. Why are you trying to save either of these devices? Today's inexpensive scanner is better than yesterday's expensive scanner. And I've seen refurnished laser printers for $50-70 and new starting at around $100. Phil