Hi bluerose,
guess what! I did get the magic box working. it doesn't take a large file tho. I'm kinda disappointed in that. any large designs and I still have to lug my machine to the computer. I this what you have found? I see on ebay that there is a later magic box model out. i suppose i should have looked into this more before buying.
anyway, thanks for the tips, it worked.
Jeanne