Re: Com port time outs

 BBS: Inland Empire Archive
Date: 07-12-92 (12:32)             Number: 293
From: BOB PERKINS                  Refer#: NONE
  To: DARCY MCCONNELL               Recvd: NO  
Subj: Re: Com port time outs         Conf: (2) Quik_Bas
 DM> Does anyone got any info on programming the comport with
 DM> PDS v7.1 under OS/2 protected mode?  I keep getting Device
 DM> time out errors... Driving me nuts!!

  Try adding "DS0,CS0" to your open string.  Don't know for
sure if that'll fix it but I get a device error with my
modem running under DOS without "ds0".

  OPEN "COM1:2400,n,8,1,ds0,cs0" for random as #1


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