Anne, Try VueScan - works better, faster and usually slicker than any of the original drivers. I use it on my old Agfa SnapScan that died along with OS9 - works like a dream. Tuck On Feb 19, 12, at 11:15AM, Anne Cuneo wrote: > I'd like to add a secular Amen as well. > I have been puzzled by all the feelings… I have a particularly performing scanner system which I “inherited” from a printer years ago, it was as advanced for the time as the usual scanner one buys today for general use. But the software never made it to OS X. > Well, I kept the MacBook on 9.2, and scan with it whenever I need it. > On the other hand I, like others here before me, find iCloud particularly useful. > I am a journalist, and never know when anyone will want something from me. Thanks to iCloud and Dropbox, I can work form anywhere, and my phone keeps me up to date: it does not mean I am a slave to my work, on the contrary – I've traveled around more lately than ever before. If necessary, I can put in a day of work from anywhere. > I am sure the “Apple dictatorship” will never happen; it is not necessary, and too many people would leave the brand. > Cheers! > Anne Cuneo