Aux.bas

 BBS: Inland Empire Archive
Date: 02-22-93 (10:21)             Number: 387
From: SCOTT WUNSCH                 Refer#: NONE
  To: BRYAN LEGGO                   Recvd: NO  
Subj: Aux.bas                        Conf: (2) Quik_Bas
Salutations, Bryan!

 Capt. Bryan Leggo: "Open hailing frequencies to the U.S.S. All."
 Lt. Uhura: "Hailing frequencies open, sir."
 Capt. Bryan Leggo:

 BL> name from AUX.BAS to something else (I used AUX2.BAS) and it saved it
 BL> normally to the hard disk.
 BL>
 BL> Strange, huh? Either it's an idiosyncracy of QB or else AUX is defined
 BL> as a DOS device, well actually as a Serial Port. So I suggest you stay

  You hit it right on the money!  AUX: is COM1:.

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