# Things to do with an old Scanner

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/things-to-do-with-an-old-scanner/192053>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [June 25, 2006, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/things-to-do-with-an-old-scanner/192053 "2006-06-25T16:16:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![hsadan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@hsadan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hsadan)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2006, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/things-to-do-with-an-old-scanner/192053/1 "2006-06-25T16:16:06Z")

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I just got an old scanner from my uncle, he got it in 1998 - the thing still uses serial cables and it can’t work with XP (no drivers available). So yea he was going to throw it away.

Anyway, what can I do with it? I was thinking of turning it into a DIY projector, seems pretty ideal for that.