The morning was going along sweetly. The housekeeper was done. Another week without me changing sheets or washing the toilet. All good.
I fire up the computer to scan a receipt. Simple task. Paper goes in. Nothing happens. Try again. Nothing. Restart computer. Try again. Scanner software crashes.
Notice the scanner software updated on February 5. Ah-ha. That must be it. Two hours later I discover that macOS also updated on February 5.
So macOS finally killed off my 14 year old scanner’s driver and software. The scanner hasn’t been supported in years. I’ve been running it with a driver for a completely different scanner for at least five of those years. It worked beautifully. Until it didn’t.
The scanner itself is still great. But without a driver, it is now a very attractive paperweight.
Time for a new scanner. Fourteen years is good service. No complaints. Ordered a replacement from B&H Photo. Arriving Wednesday. Yes, I could have had one delivered today from Amazon. But I can wait. I’d rather send my money to those nice Jewish boys in NYC.