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to: Alex Mcconnell
from: Simon Byrnand
date: 1996-11-26 22:02:06
subject: Re: Telix DOS in Win95

Once apon a time Alex Mcconnell said, 'Telix DOS in Win95' to All...

 AM> I recently got Win95 and now Telix for DOS doesn't work in it, it
 AM> crashes when the "initializing modem" statement comes up.
Any ideas?

Make sure no Windows or other DOS programs are using the serial port,
Microsoft exchange in particular. If any Windows app is using the serial
port, Windows "hides" the port from DOS programs, which sometimes causes
them to crash instead of reporting that they cant access the port.

Regards,
Simon

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