[ladybird66]

The little store had USB scanners on special. I missed a ferry to get there, and then found I had only _thought_ they said on the phone it was Mac compatible. The tech person we phoned, at a nearby Mac store, was sure I could download a driver from VersionTracker; he said it was called USB Overdrive. But the server was acting up at the local ISP, so we couldn't verify it. So after I took home the Plustek OpticPro U12, I learned USB Overdrive will drive mice, joysticks, graphic pads, and even cameras, but not a scanner.

(At the same little store I found the price I'd been waiting for on a JamC@m, which I _knew_ works on this machine - but it turns out it needs OS8.5.1 and I was running 8.5. But I'm going to 8.6 now...)

Is there any hope for me to make this USB scanner work with my USB (rev. A) iMac?

[camera punk]

there's no Mac drivers on the US website or the German site.

You should return it and check out the Acer Prisa scanners if you need a low cost scanner.

[ladybird66]

Fortunately, it looks as though I have a neighbour who wants it - at $50 Canadian (tax included) for 600x1200 colour it wasn't too hard to find a buyer.

Thanks. I'll keep my eye on the Acer Prisa line.