SAC 8-II Woes, Solution?

Well, I contacted the seller of the camera about my problems and he said he had a similar problem, also with his laptop, and the problem was the parallel port. The troubleshooting guide also mentions that as a warning and says some people have reported problems with IBM laptops. Of course, I have an IBM T30, specifically selected before it has both a parallel and serial port (and I’m one of those folks who love the track-point mouse).

I haven’t yet tried this on my desktop system; that’ll be the next thing, if I can fit it in before we leave for the Summer Star Party.