re; what if you connect your two mac's t-base and use your existing
peripherals that way? then as things wear out upgrade peripherals to the
newer machine? just a thought, best wishes
>> Hello listers:
>>
>> I finally bought my first G4 (new). It will replace the Performa 6300. We
>> hope to continue using our old UMAX Astra 2400S which has a SCSI-2
>> interface, but I know there have been problems with G4s and some SCSI
>> scanners.
>>
>> Considering two Adaptec cards, the 2906 (non-bootable) Fast SCSI-2 and the
>> PowerDomain 2930U Ultra SCSI, is there a track record which tells us that
>> one is less troublesome than the other with scanners? Are there other cards
>> that are running better with scanners?
>
> AARRGGHHH!!! NO!!! Not the 2906!!!!
>
> I have had beaucoups probs with the 2906 in my G3 blue-and-white. Its
> driver is currently in its own startup set, and only used when I need it.
> Even so, its driver causes freezes at startup about 50% of the time.
>
> Go for the 2930. No driver required, no problem.
>
>
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