diff --git a/oicom.c b/oicom.c
deleted file mode 100644
index cdc3026..0000000
--- a/oicom.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,131 +0,0 @@
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-oicom.c
-
-Communication routines for Oxford Instruments equipment
-  
-Markus Zolliker, Aug 2004
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-there is no error return value, eve->errCode is used. On success, eve->errCode
-is not changed, i.e. an existing errCode is not overwritten.
-*/
-
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <fortify.h>
-#include "sics.h"
-#include "rs232controller.h"
-#include "oicom.h"
-
-
-/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-int OiHandler(Eve * eve)
-{
-  int iret, l;
-
-  if (availableNetRS232(eve->ser)) {
-    l = sizeof(eve->ans);
-    iret = readRS232TillTerm(eve->ser, eve->ans, &l);
-    if (eve->state < expectState) {
-      if (iret == 1) {
-        EvePrintf(eve, eError, "unexpected answer: %s", eve->ans);
-      }
-      goto quit;
-    }
-    if (iret == 1) {
-      EvePrintf(eve, -2, "ans: %s", eve->ans);
-      if (strcmp(eve->ans, "?ck") == 0) {
-        if (eve->state == lostState) {
-          EveWrite(eve, "V");
-          goto quit;
-        }
-      } else if (eve->state == lostState) {
-        goto quit;
-      } else if (eve->cmd[0] == 'V') {
-        if (strcmp(eve->ans, eve->version) == 0) {
-          /* we are still connected with the same device */
-        } else if (*eve->version == '\0') {
-          strlcat(eve->version, eve->ans, sizeof(eve->version) - 1);
-        } else {                /* version (and therefore device) changed */
-          eve->errCode = EVE_DEV_CHANGED;
-          eve->state = idleState;
-          goto error;
-        }
-        eve->state = idleState;
-        goto quit;
-      } else if (eve->cmd[1] == 'k') {  /* ck */
-      } else if (eve->cmd[0] != eve->ans[0]) {
-        iret = EVE_ILL_ANS;
-      }
-    }
-    if (iret != 1) {
-      eve->errCode = iret;
-      eve->state = idleState;
-      goto error;
-    }
-    eve->state = readState;
-  } else if (eve->state == expectState) {
-    if (time(NULL) > eve->cmdtime + 60) {
-      eve->errCode = TIMEOUT;
-      eve->state = lostState;
-    }
-  } else if (eve->state == lostState) {
-    if (time(NULL) > eve->cmdtime) {
-      EveWrite(eve, "ck");
-      eve->state = lostState;
-    }
-  }
-  goto quit;
-error:
-  EveWriteError(eve);
-quit:
-  return EveHandler(eve);
-}
-
-double OiGetFlt(Eve * eve, int dig, int *pdig)
-{
-  char *endp, *p;
-  double val;
-
-  if (eve->state != readState) {
-    /* eve->errCode = EVE_ILL_ANS; */
-    return 0.0;
-  }
-  p = strchr(eve->ans, '.');
-  if (p) {
-    if (pdig != NULL) {
-      *pdig = strlen(eve->ans) - (p - eve->ans) - 1;
-    }
-    val = strtod(eve->ans + 1, &endp);
-    if (*endp != '\0') {
-      eve->errCode = EVE_ILL_ANS;
-      return 0.0;
-    }
-  } else {
-    val = strtol(eve->ans + 1, &endp, 10);
-    if (*endp != '\0') {
-      eve->errCode = EVE_ILL_ANS;
-      return 0.0;
-    }
-    if (eve->syntax == 0) {     /* old style format */
-      for (; dig > 0; dig--)
-        val = val * 0.1;
-    }
-  }
-  return val;
-}
-
-void OiSet(Eve * eve, char *cmd, double val, int dig)
-{
-  char buf[64];
-  long lval;
-
-  if (eve->syntax == 0) {
-    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s%.*f", cmd, dig, val);
-  } else {
-    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s%f", cmd, val);
-  }
-  EveWrite(eve, buf);
-}