pro-2006 optoscan 456

I know a couple forum users have OS-456 equipped Pro-2006s, so I'm throwing the following out to them and anyone else who owns one: Does yours randomly lose its mind when under computer control? I have four 2006 scanners in total. Two are equipped with OS-456 Full boards, and the other two...

So, I have this really nice pro-2006 w/ optoscan456. I don't have a serial port on my 'puter.. nor do i have software for the optoscan. I always wanted one of these back in the day, and now i have one.... BUT what can I do with it now? Any software out there for this now? Do any of you use...