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Nikon Coolscan Scanner Drivers (USB and 1394 Firewire)

If you're looking for Windows drivers for the following Nikon Coolscan film and slide scanners: Nikon Coolscan IV (40) Nikon Coolscan V (50) Nikon Coolscan 4000 (Firewire) Nikon Coolscan 5000 Nikon Coolscan 8000 (Firewire) Nikon Coolscan 9000 (Firewire) Then please use this link, which is a ZIP file, containing drivers for the USB and Firewire (1394) Nikon Coolscan scanners*: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1Tgr7LhL8UtzgUpor26-Z1jCiytz7HkAH If you're looking for the Nikon Scan software, then you can find the full version available for download from Nikon's website, as well as the last update for the Nikon Scan software: Nikon Scan v4 Download Nikon Scan v4.0.2 Update * Also includes drivers for LS-10, LS-20, 2000, III (LS-30), Nikon SCSI scanners. You shouldn't need these drivers, but are provided just in case.

Top 45 Best Things To Do With An Old PC *(26 + 19)

If you're looking for some great things to do with an old or spare PC, then this list is for you. I used to have a website, with lots of PC / computer content on there. One article was 26 things to do with an old 486 PC. Some may still be relevant, but I've decided to list some of the new, interesting, fun, and more modern ideas first. Remember the AMD Athlon XP? Things to do with an old(ish) PC: 1 - Run as an old PC/Dos/Windows Gaming Machine If you're hardcore you may be able to find a 3dfx Voodoo graphics card to play all the old school 3D games. You could use DOSBox to run a DOS emulator on your PC, or alternatively you can start from the beginning and install MS-DOS, and then Windows 95 on top. 2 - Run as an arcade machine / emulator - MAME etc Get MAME and you can emulate an old arcade machine to play original arcade games. Remember GoldenAxe on the Amiga and Atari ST? Well, image it a whole lot better, with the original arcade version. Here's a q

3DMark Scores through time...

Where possible, I've run 3DMark benchmarks on old and new graphics cards... this can be useful to see how much difference there is between your old card and new card, when upgrading a graphics card, or also when upgrading to a newer system. Scroll down and you'll find vintage graphics card scores as well.            3DMark 2006 (DX9)                                                              Latest graphics card: GTX 1060 3GB: 23,346* Previous graphics card: GTX 460: 22,876* 3DMark 2011 (DX11) Latest graphics card: GTX 1060 3GB: P 11,821* Previous graphics card: GTX 460: P 3635* 3DMark Version: TimeSpy v1.0 FireStrike 2011 2006 2005 2003 2001SE Geforce GTX 1060 3GB* +225% 3,762 9,607 11,821 23,348 21,998 124,611 63,025 Geforce GTX 460 2GB* +395% - - 3,635 22,876 - - - Geforce GTX 460 2GB** +71% ^ Windows 7 / ' Windows 10 - - - 4,614 14,634 11,785' 48,378 41,933' 25,940 13,709' Radeon X1900 XT 512MB** - - - 5,123 10,255 16,762 22,564