On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 1:06 AM, A.M. McCullough <[email protected]> wrote:
> Howdy, all... > > I've been cleaning out some old computer gear and came across my old UMAX > 1200S Astra flatbed scanner (which I originally bought for a PC) and thought > to myself, hm, why not see if this thing will work with my Sawtooth. Hm > again - the Astra's cable is a DB25 male and the Mac has a SCSI card with an > HD50 female connector. I do not know if this card works, I don't have > anything to hook to it. Does anyone know anything about these cards - what > information do I need to dig up for it to see if it would talk to the > scanner? > > I cannot find the original SCSI card that came with the scanner - that > appears to be lost to history at this point. Do you think an adapter to the > existing SCSI card might work, or should I try to locate a card like the one > shown here: > http://www.amazon.com/Adaptec-2906-SCSI-Windows-Support/dp/B00005111H ? > That's a ton of money to spend on an ancient scanner that hasn't been turned > on in over a decade. > I have that scanner. ( In storage now because a high res USB Epson suits me better) I am not familiar with you CPU. It has to have a SCSI card because of no built i n Mac SCSI ? Assuming that is correct wouldn't a 50 pin to 25 pin SCSI adapter from the swap list be cheaper ? And less hassle? Moe Hamed on the Swap list may have one or aomeone else. Or just web search SCSI conectors? EZ_PZ ! -- Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer [email protected] http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ http://www.youtube.com/fluxstringer http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications http://flux-influx.blogspot.com/ http://remnantsofthestorm.blogspot.com http://fluxdreams.designbinder.com/ -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
