On Sun, 21 Jun 1998 17:45:24 -0300 "Lewis H. Cobb" writes: > I have learned that the serial port >does >work with other software.... >I tried the Picstart Plus system on a friend's desktop machine and the >same >thing happens.... It appears that you have done some good tests that show your PICSTART+ is almost certainly defective (You did try another cable, right?). Such failure is rarely reported here, but it has happened to at least one other person on the list. Overall the unit has a good reputation, try another one and it should work great for you. I would consider the PICSTART as a programmer with much more than a "tendency" to work, as long as it's used within it's limits (proper Windows versions). _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]