Re: Primax 256 Greyscale Scanner

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From: Ray Marner
Date: Sun, 09 Mar 1997 00:00

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Chris Watson wrote:
> 
> I have recently acquired a Primax 256 Greyscale scanner - OK, I know
> it's crap, but it was free!
> 
> When the board is plugged into the IBM compatible PC, and the machine
> rebooted, either the mouse stops working or the modem stops working.
> The mouse is on COM2 and the modem is internal, on COM3, so I guess
> that there is an IRQ conflict with the scanner and the mouse.
> 
> I have had a look for jumpers on the scanner board in case of
> conflict, but there are no jumpers at all.
> 
> The Windows software allows a change of IRQ setting for the scanner,
> but ALL of these settings work, with no help to the functioning of the
> modem or mouse.
> 
> There is no manual either unfortunately!
> 
> Can someone please suggest something - other than unplugging the
> scanner board when I want to dial up the internet!!
> 
> Cheers,
> Chris Watson

see:  http://www.primax.nl

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From: Ray Marner <marner.ray@mcleod.net>
Subject: Re: Primax 256 Greyscale Scanner
Date: 1997/03/09
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