Not sure why or how since I'm using Epson TWAIN not Apple drivers, but after the new Apple Epson drivers software update, things seem to be magically working. I can finally now scan/OCR to PDF directly with Acrobat. It's still not nearly as smooth as with Windows -- the Epson GUI doesn't disappear completely behind the scenes & Acrobat gets a bit crashy -- but at least it works. FWIW
Anyhow, thanks everyone for their input. Regards
