That is interesting, I had the same problem at work....Couldnt use the
camera on a machine with a serial mouse, but could use it with a machine
using a PS/2 mouse....Of course I was able to check conflicts etc and still
wouldnt work, never did solve it, just used the other machine....My only
question is "Do you have a modem on COM4?" if so, its most likely the
problem....The other solution is to try the mouse with the adaptor in COM2
and the Camera in COM1....

David Olds

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Blom <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, January 28, 1999 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] 9-pin serial port


>> When you use the camera software to "hook up" to the camera and download
>> the pix, what is the error message that you get?
>
>"Unable to communicate with camera", from the camera software on the PC.  I
>know it's a port problem, because when I hook the camera up to my at-work
PC
>which uses a PS mouse and has a 9-pin serial port (COM1) free, everything
>works fine.
>
>

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