1 Feb
2025
1 Feb
'25
12:40 p.m.
On Jan 31, 2025, at 10:23 PM, David C. Jenner via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
wrote:
You mean you don't have an old Mac that can do all this? I just went through
collecting old data on 3 old Mac OS X versions and Mac OS 9 on a G4 tower that's 25
years old. It also runs an older, very expensive Nikon film scanner that works great.
Networking on this still works great, and I can send to newer Macs/Windows as needed.
Dave
I have all my old Macs, though I don’t think the original dual 2Ghz G5 PowerMac works.
It’s a question of space and noise. It’s a lot easier to use VM’s and emulation where
possible. I don’t have room in my office for more computers, and I’ve grown to appreciate
the quietness of modern systems. Even most of my OpenVMS systems have been migrated over
to an ESXI cluster and are running under emulation on Linux VM’s. Though I still have one
VAX running 24x7. I also find it amusing to Raspberry Pi boards for mainframe emulation.
As for your Nikon film scanner (mine finally died), take a look at VueScan, it will run on
any modern OS. My “problem” scanner is a Pakon F-135 Plus, which only works with WinXP.
Zane