diff --git a/src/actors/scala/actors/distributed/JavaSerializer.scala b/src/actors/scala/actors/distributed/JavaSerializer.scala
index af0e4c8f8..1bc66369b 100644
--- a/src/actors/scala/actors/distributed/JavaSerializer.scala
+++ b/src/actors/scala/actors/distributed/JavaSerializer.scala
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class JavaSerializer(serv: Service) extends Serializer(serv) {
   val debug = true
 
   def log (s: String) =
-    if (debug) Console.println("JAVASerializer: " + s)
+    if (debug) scala.Console.println("JAVASerializer: " + s)
 
   def serialize(o: AnyRef): Array[Byte] = {
     val bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
diff --git a/src/actors/scala/actors/distributed/RemotePid.scala b/src/actors/scala/actors/distributed/RemotePid.scala
index a684f6d10..e4ea36546 100644
--- a/src/actors/scala/actors/distributed/RemotePid.scala
+++ b/src/actors/scala/actors/distributed/RemotePid.scala
@@ -31,19 +31,19 @@ abstract class RemotePid(locId: int, kern: NetKernel, actor: RemoteActor) extend
 
   //[throws(classOf[IOException])]
   private def writeObject(out: ObjectOutputStream): Unit = {
-    //Console.println("writing locID"+locId)
+    //scala.Console.println("writing locID"+locId)
     out.writeInt(locId)
   }
 
   //[throws(classOf[IOException]), throws(classOf[ClassNotFoundException])]
   private def readObject(in: ObjectInputStream): Unit = {
     _locId = in.readInt()
-    //Console.println("read _locID"+_locId)
+    //scala.Console.println("read _locID"+_locId)
   }
 
   //[throws(classOf[ObjectStreamException])]
   private def readResolve(): AnyRef = {
-    Console.println("readResolve")
+    scala.Console.println("readResolve")
     null
     //build nothing. Subclasses will do...
   }
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ abstract class RemotePid(locId: int, kern: NetKernel, actor: RemoteActor) extend
   def kernel = kern;
 
   override def !(msg: Any): unit = {
-    //Console.println("! " + msg)
+    //scala.Console.println("! " + msg)
     if (actor != null)
       actor send msg
     else
@@ -181,15 +181,15 @@ object CaseTest {
     val pid1 = JXTAPid (node, 4, null, null);
     val pid2 = JXTAPid (node, 4, new NetKernel(null), null);
 
-    Console.println("node Before: " + node)
-    Console.println("node After : " + getObject(getBytes(node)))
+    scala.Console.println("node Before: " + node)
+    scala.Console.println("node After : " + getObject(getBytes(node)))
 
-    Console.println("pid1 Before: " + pid1)
-    Console.println("pid1 After : " + getObject(getBytes(pid1)))
+    scala.Console.println("pid1 Before: " + pid1)
+    scala.Console.println("pid1 After : " + getObject(getBytes(pid1)))
 
-    Console.println("pid2 Before: " + pid2)
-    Console.println("pid2 After : " + getObject(getBytes(pid2)))
+    scala.Console.println("pid2 Before: " + pid2)
+    scala.Console.println("pid2 After : " + getObject(getBytes(pid2)))
 
-    Console.println("pid2 After : " + getObject((new String (getBytes(pid2))).getBytes))
+    scala.Console.println("pid2 After : " + getObject((new String (getBytes(pid2))).getBytes))
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/actors/scala/actors/distributed/TcpServiceWorker.scala b/src/actors/scala/actors/distributed/TcpServiceWorker.scala
index 78190c7d1..2587319fd 100644
--- a/src/actors/scala/actors/distributed/TcpServiceWorker.scala
+++ b/src/actors/scala/actors/distributed/TcpServiceWorker.scala
@@ -48,21 +48,21 @@ class TcpServiceWorker(parent: TcpService, so: Socket) extends Thread {
   }
 
   def sendNode = {
-    Console.println("Sending our name " + parent.node)
+    scala.Console.println("Sending our name " + parent.node)
     parent.serializer.writeObject(dataout, parent.node)
   }
 
   var connectedNode: TcpNode = _
 
   def readNode = {
-    Console.println("" + parent.node + ": Reading node name...")
+    scala.Console.println("" + parent.node + ": Reading node name...")
     //val node = parent.serializer.deserialize(reader)
     val node = parent.serializer.readObject(datain)
-    Console.println("Connection from " + node)
+    scala.Console.println("Connection from " + node)
     node match {
       case n: TcpNode => {
         connectedNode = n
-        Console.println("Adding connection to " + node + " to table.")
+        scala.Console.println("Adding connection to " + node + " to table.")
         parent.addConnection(n, this)
       }
     }
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ class TcpServiceWorker(parent: TcpService, so: Socket) extends Thread {
     }
     catch {
       case ioe: IOException =>
-        Console.println("" + ioe + " while reading from socket.");
+        scala.Console.println("" + ioe + " while reading from socket.");
         parent nodeDown connectedNode
       case e: Exception =>
         // catch-all
-        Console.println("" + e + " while reading from socket.");
+        scala.Console.println("" + e + " while reading from socket.");
         parent nodeDown connectedNode
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ScriptRunner.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ScriptRunner.scala
index 41790267b..fdf11079a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ScriptRunner.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/ScriptRunner.scala
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ object ScriptRunner {
   {
     val f = new File(scriptFile)
     if (!f.exists || f.isDirectory) {
-      Console.println("no such file: " + scriptFile)
+      scala.Console.println("no such file: " + scriptFile)
       return
     }