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Re: Problems w/ Win 3 and communications

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From: hfreedman
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 1990 07:03
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In article <1990Dec28.223625.4303@janus.mtroyal.ab.ca>, hfreedman@janus.mtroyal.ab.ca writes:
> I am having a problem using any communications package within
> Windows 3. Same or similar problems occur with Procomm Plus,
> PC Anywhere, and even Windows Terminal.  I cannot seem to
> configure these to use COMM 4 where my external modem resides.
> No problem using these in DOS. Error messages upon Windows
> configuration refer to Comm Port assigned to a DOS application. Mouse
> also hangs.
> 



> Any help would be greatly appreciated
> Thanks
> 


details of system included in original posting.


After trying various possible solutions, I managed to communicate
using Terminal in Windows real mode. This was also after a change
to WIN.INI to include under [TERMINAL] an indication that port is
COMM 4. This does not seem to help in 386 enhanced mode, and DOS
communications programs still do not work.  

Hope that the foregoing assists some others and further help
would still be appreciated. Thanks again

[sorry for no signature - have not gotten to figure that out yet]
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From: hfreedman@janus.mtroyal.ab.ca
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Subject: Re: Problems w/ Win 3 and communications
Message-ID: <1990Dec29.000307.4305@janus.mtroyal.ab.ca>
Date: 29 Dec 90 07:03:07 GMT
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