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In <Bu84G4.DA5@cs.dal.ca> gajewski@ug.cs.dal.ca (Andy) writes:

>I just bought a 486-50, 8Mb Ram, 130MB HD. I set up dos 5.0, windows 3.1
>and Norton Desktop 1.0. Most stuff works fine except for my modem.
>I can use the modem software when I am not in windows. If I am in windows,
>I get a one charachter delay, so that is no good to me. I tried using other
>software such as that telcom for win or Pro Com Plus. PCPlus will not even
>work outsede of windows. I got com 4 selected on the board, but win reads it
>as com 3. I have a Cardinal 2400 - Fully Haynes Compatible. Most programs
>will connect but the writing is messed up, no matter what I change. (I am not
>new to computers, and I tried all modes, emulations, etc). Also I noticed
>that my mouse does not want to work properly, i.e. it sometimes locks up when
>I exit a non-win application. Also I find that that Notron Desktop makes the
>start up very slow, about twice as long as the program manager.

I had the same problem with a modem card configured as COM4.
The problem obviously lies with the interrupts: the defaults
are COM1:IRQ 4, COM2:IRQ 3, COM3:IRQ 4, COM4:IRQ 3.
Now, if your mouse and your modem port use the same interrupt
(or any other two devices), you probably have that kind of
phenomenon. I now placed my mouse at COM2 and my modem at
COM3. (COM4 and COM1 are never used at the same time as
COM2 and COM3 - so it works quite well.)
Try to change your ports accordingly.

Bye, Ralf.
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