Well, complex is right ..... I can't get the darned thing to talk to PC whatsoever. No apparent interrupt conflicts etc. etc. Can't find a word anywhere in the manual as to what settings the camera shd be on when I switch it "on" to try to connect. i.e. which of the available "on" settinsg, if this matters. I have a Wacom tablet that uses Com 1 on my PC, but it's pulled out and no sign of it in the Device Manager, so I am assuming there's no conflict there. Can anyone enlighten me please? Failing all that -- what's a better option -- try to get a PCMCIA card slot fitted or the floppy thing somone mentioned further down? I just spent megabucks on the camera so cheap would be nice :)

-- Robin Rowlands (robrow@northnet.com.au), November 01, 1999

Answers

Well, it sounds like you are trying to connect your camera to a serial port, and not only is it a pain , but it is slower than blazes.

a couple of things to look into: For around $60 you can get a card reader for USB or Parallel port. Olympus sells a floppydrive adapter for its cameras, but I do not know if someone sells a floppydrive adapter for your 950.

Dave

-- David Erskine (davide@netquest.com), November 02, 1999.

Thanks for taking the time, David ..... I went ahead and ordered a USB reaader for $150 Australian. It does seem like the only sensible choice. Next a battery charger, then a tripod and then a quality color printer, and so it goes on ......

-- Robin Rowlands (robrow@northnet.com.au), November 02, 1999.

I remember trying the serial connection and it did work. I believe I loaded the software, attached the wire and then went to Explorer to download the images. It has been a couple of months so I may be faulty in my memory.

But this is the way it works with a PCMCIA card on my notebook. I insert the card in the adapter, insert the adapter in the computer and bring up Explorer. The adapter is kind of like a hard drive and you can move the images to another drive and then delete them from the card. All from the computer. Less than 5 minutes to download 32 meg, including moving them up to the desktop over a 10meg net.

Easier to do than explain it.

-- Dave Clark (daveclark@mail.com), November 02, 1999.

Thanks to the two Daves -- my flash card reader arrived today and absolutely no problem now. FANTASTIC images, FANTASTIC speed downloading! I am STOKED.

-- Robin Rowlands (robrow@northnet.com.au), November 02, 1999.