This is only part of your post, but VueScan is very good for older scanners on newer OSes. It’s paid software but I like it, avoids the landfill. Nothing wrong

This is only part of your post, but VueScan is very good for older scanners on newer OSes. It’s paid software but I like it, avoids the landfill. Nothing wrong with an older scanner after all - the tech was already impressive 10 years ago!