HM> (2) the IDE is taking the rest of my EMS memory, which means I can't open
 HM> any more windows. Is it possible to disable this behaviour.

In Desqview/X you can set an upper limit on how much memory the application
is allowed to take.  I don't know about other versions of Desqview.

 HM> I've developing some stuff with packet drivers and Waterloo (WATTCP)
 HM> TCP/IP libraries. I guess that COULD be conflicting with the fossil, but
 HM> I've used packet drivers and Waterloo applications under DV fine before
 HM> without these problems. The command line compiler seems to kill the serial
 HM> port too.

I think it is very unlikely that the compiler could interfere with your
fossil driver.  Try compiling a program using the command line compiler,
and don't run this TCP/IP stuff AT ALL.  All Turbo C++ should be doing is
taking some input files and producing an output file.  Other than that, I
don't have any other ideas sorry!  BFN.

Paul

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