The dreaded Catalina (OSX users...sorry) But anyone can read, of course

Posted by Chris Thompson
Nov 4, 2019 at 02:24 PM

I’m also none too happy about Fujitsu dropping ScanSnap support for older scanners, but the S1500/S1500M is supported by a lot of good third-party scanning tools like VueScan, so that’s an option if you do choose to upgrade.

—Chris

Patrick Rentsch wrote:
Thanks for the warning about Catalina.
> >I am a happy owner of a Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500M. Now I found this info
>on their website
>(https://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/products/computing/peripheral/scanners/scansnap/faq/s1500-catalina.html):
> >>ScanSnap S1500/S1500M Compatibility Status With macOS 10.15 Catalina:
>>The ScanSnap software (*) is not available on macOS 10.15 Catalina. To
>keep using your ScanSnap, use it on the current version of macOS. When
>you >update your macOS, please consider purchasing a ScanSnap that is
>currently available.
>>Details
>>The ScanSnap software (*) is not available on the macOS as it does not
>support any 32-bit applications.（No further updates will be
>provided to the ScanSnap software.）
>>If you will use macOS 10.13 or earlier, you can keep using ScanSnap
>S1500/S1500M on the OS.
>>When you use macOS 10.14 or later, please consider purchasing a
>ScanSnap that is currently available.
> >These things make me angry ...
>