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nectar@world.std.com (Jacques A Vidrine) writes:

> Has anyone had any experience running PC Support/400 from IBM on 
> a vanilla clone?  

Yep

> I have tried to run PC Support on three different brands of clones
> and I have met with failure each time.  For those familiar with
> PC Support, the component that fails is STARTRTR.  Just as soon as
> you hit enter after this command, the machine hangs.
> 
> IBM tells me it's hardware.  Vendors say it's software.

I'm not shocked.  I've had IBM pull this shit on me before.  They
backed down right before I gave them the riot act.

> I tend to believe it is software, since my other network applications
> (TCP/IP, Novell Netware) work without a hitch on all the clones.
> 
> This is a Token Ring environment, BTW.

Hmmmm.  We're using Enhanced 5250 emulation cards currently, and
we'll probably go to Ethernet later. :)

Actually, it's been a while since I've installed it (Version 1
Release 1 I think), I've got people to do that for me now! :)

More information please.  What version and release are you running,
which TRN cards are you using?  If the cards aren't IBM, you might
want to check with the TRN vendor to see if they have any specific
drivers for PC Support.

Do you get the banner of STARTRTR, or does it immediately hang?

What brand clones are you using (BIOS mfgr if nothing else)?

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