On Sep 23 23:45, 1997, Rick Payton of 1:205/15 wrote:
RP> hmmmm....a few posts ago....I said Win95 wouldn't use the modem if no 
RP> driver at all (the .INF file)....I tried using Procomm+ 1.02 for Windows 
(a 
RP> 3.1 carryover of mine) and it would NOT "see" the modem at all....But 
when 
RP> I started up Telix (or the BBS)(both DOS based programs), it ran fine, 
even
RP> in a DOS box......
Yes, they will.
RP> If I'm correct, Procomm+ 1.02 came out waaay before Win95 did...before 
TAPI
RP> support...so it should have NO problem with the modem (it was an old 14.4
RP> with no install disks or whatever)...
It wouldn't have a problem with the modem if it could find the modem.  This 
gets into a quaint and interesting discussion about a program running in a 
DOS box in Windows - Windows still has control of the ports and properly 
redirects what these DOS programs are doing to the correct port.  Procomm, 
though, is a Windows program that _doesn't_ use the TAPI interface - and 
therefore _you_ have to know what "virtual" comm port Win95 has selected for 
the modem.  If you configure it properly it will work - but configuring it 
properly may be a chore.
Trust me - regular modems don't need "drivers" under Win95.
Rick
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