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Re: Arrrrrg!

Sigh!  Everything works running in DOS mode from a boot disk.  I have to 
make the patches that sort out the CR inserted by one version.  So it is 
the combination of Windows 98 and the new computer.  I will now try to load 
Windows 95.   Is there a good way to get rid of Windows other than format c: ?

Tom Droege

At 07:42 PM 9/7/00 -0500, you wrote:

>OK, the real problem of the day is that I cannot get the serial port to 
>work.  The manual says "The serial port is identified to the system as 
>COM1/3".  What the heck does this mean?  Looking in the system stuff it 
>seems to be COM1.  That is what I am trying to use with my QBX 
>program.  This is a 5 day old computer.  Is there something new with COM 
>ports?  The program gets past the write instruction but hangs on the 
>read.  Anyone know what I might do?  Note that I have run with possibly 10 
>different computers to date which work.  Note that I have looked in the 
>system stuff and the configuration is just like a system that 
>works.  Besides, the QBasic sets up the port.  We have looked for jumpers 
>on the mother board and don't see any.
>
>Any help?
>
>Tom Droege
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