Rafe, Sell the boards and buy a 50-50 or 25-50 cable for daisy chaining. And all the better scanners are still SCSI. I have nothing against USB but it is a slower protocol for the time being. best regards, billy > > I take it you've never worked with RS-232, then... :^) > > I'm interested in this matter, being in the market > for a flatbed scanner. > > The motherboard on my PC supposedly supports USB, > though there's some little connector/cable assembly > required to get the signals off the motherboard. > > OTOH, I already have a working SCSI film scanner. But > if I buy a SCSI scanner, it will come with a board > and cable (which I don't need) and it won't come > with the daisy-chain connector that I do need. > > Problem is, SCSI scanners are getting rarer, and > most newer models (at least the cheap ones) are USB. > > > rafe b. > > - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.