Tethering with NIkon D50

Nikon D50 has not been on the list of tetherable cameras, I know, but I still got it working this March. Now, after an Aperture update (currently installed version now being 2.1.3) the D50 support seems to have disappeared.
So, if there is anyone out there who enjoyed like myself in the past the unexpected benefit of D50 tethering, and have figured out how to get it back, please let us know.
Regards,
Juha Lehtovaara
an occasional tetherer

Probably a problem with wires, since a replacement solved this....

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