[ Quoting Frank Croft to Scott Little ] 

 SL> The Windows COM port/modem settings only affect windows software. DOS
 SL> based programs use the devices directly (usually).
 FC> Thanks, I learned this recently..
 FC> I know very little about ibms, and what I have found out makes me
 FC> sick. ;)

Mac fan?

Simply put, there are bound to be problems when two or more completely
different OS' are forced to work together. Simple way around it is to let
each do their own thing and not interfere (hence DOS uses some devices
differently than Windows).


Regards,
 - SoNiC 

[ Scott Little (SoNiC) admin{at}cyberia.asstdc.com.au ]

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