Dear David and David et Al

Am I missing something here? Is there such a thing as a serial scanner??
Aren't scanners Parallel, Scsi or USB?

Confused
Joel Bluming
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, David George wrote:
>
>> I reconnected my old internal modem (also com2) and it was detected
>at
>> bootup. I set it up choosing it from the list supplied with Win95sr2
>and it
>> works perfectly!

>
>> I have a problem with an external 56k V.90 Duxbury ASVD modem. I had
>the
>> modem set up and running perfectly. I disconnected the external
>cable from
>> the port (com2) so that I could connect a scanner to the port
>directly
>> below the modem. I then reconnected the modem and booted up the
>computer
>> and try as I may the modem "cannot be detected."
>
>  I have to wonder if you powered down the system before removing and
>reconnecting the modem.  In theory, plugging and unplugging serial
>peripherals should be pretty safe, but if you didn't disable the port
>through
>the CMOS then maybe its ciruitry has been damaged electrically?


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