Re: Win95 crashes when use com port in dos box

Article View: microsoft.public.win95.msdosapps

Article #3

Back to microsoft.public.win95.msdosapps Previous Next

From: Ernest
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 1997 00:00

16 lines
1278 bytes

In article <873550395snz@musicman.demon.co.uk>
           scott@musicman.demon.co.uk "Scott Mordecai" writes:

> Does anyone have any idea why, when I use any DOS-based comms program from
> within a Win95 DOS-box, Win95 locks up completely.  I does not seems
> specific to any comms program - I use the DOS Demon software, other old
> bulletin board progs (Telix).

Is that because some (most?) DOS s/w talks directly to the h/w
(unruly) and Win95 doesn't like/allow that?

Ernest
-- 
ernest     at Noel Systems, near Kingston-upon-Thames (UK)
           (if replying by email, remove the * from address)

Technical Details

Message-ID: <873590958snz@noel*sys.demon.co.uk>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mail

References: <873550395snz@musicman.demon.co.uk>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: 1036bc,b4d463ed3aefa277
X-Google-Attributes: gid1036bc,public
X-Google-Thread: 107967,b4d463ed3aefa277
X-Google-Attributes: gid107967,public
From: ernest@noel*sys.demon.co.uk (Ernest)
Subject: Re: Win95 crashes when use com port in dos box
Date: 1997/09/07
Message-ID: <873590958snz@noel*sys.demon.co.uk>
X-Deja-AN: 270512834
References: <873550395snz@musicman.demon.co.uk>
X-Mail2News-User: ernest@noel*sys.demon.co.uk
X-Mail2News-Path: noelsys.demon.co.uk
Organization: Noel Systems
Reply-To: ernest@noel*sys.demon.co.uk
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win95.msdosapps,demon.tech.pc

Reply to Parent Message