Dear all, The FV1000 has had its maintenance check-up and a new PC has been installed. There are however problems with the PC, which makes that the system does not function optimally for the moment. It is however possible to acquire images but please note that currently, the system will be even less stable than before. IT will look into these problems tomorrow and will try to solve them. It is therefore possible that some of your reservations will be canceled as IT will need access to the confocal to solve the resolution problem. I will let you know tomorrow when the system can be used again. The login changed to GUEST and no password. Also, I would like to urge everyone to put the dust covers on all the microscopes once you are finished with them. The amount of dirt on the hardware parts of the confocal was enormous and, as this dirt is in the light path, this surely affects the quality of our imaging. greetings, Daniel -- ================================================================== Daniel Van Damme Tel:+32 (0)9 331 39 33 fax:+32 (0)9 3313809 VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University Technologiepark 927, 9052 Gent, BELGIUM dadam@psb.vib-ugent.be http://www.psb.vib-ugent.be ==================================================================