[dav]

anyone recommend a good USB or Firewire to SCSI converter. Reliable under OS9 or OSX.
Thanks.

[Paul S]

Depends on the peripheral you want to connect. Those SCSI adapters are very touchy. It has to do with power. All 3 connectors supply power, but SCSI is picky about it. Some deviced work fine, some only work when daisy-chained to another compatible SCSI device, and some don't work at all. I've had good luck selling the Microtech adapters. They have a compatibility chart you should check into on the website.
http://www.microtechint.com/products/connectivity.html

Depending on what machine you have, a SCSI PCI card might be the better answer.

[dav]

Originally posted by Paul S:
<STRONG>Depends on the peripheral you want to connect. Those SCSI adapters are very touchy. It has to do with power. All 3 connectors supply power, but SCSI is picky about it. Some deviced work fine, some only work when daisy-chained to another compatible SCSI device, and some don't work at all. I've had good luck selling the Microtech adapters. They have a compatibility chart you should check into on the website.
http://www.microtechint.com/products/connectivity.html

Depending on what machine you have, a SCSI PCI card might be the better answer.</STRONG>

Paul - thanks for the reply. I've got a cube, so the cable is a necessity for me. (the device is a slide scanner.) I'm going to try the Adaptec USBxchange, mostly because Adaptec has been making SCSI cards for the Mac for some time now - I'm hoping they know what they're doing. USB should be fast enough for my application.