Re: A89: Re: Holy god what did i do???????


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Re: A89: Re: Holy god what did i do???????




In a message dated 12/7/98 5:11:42 PM Pacific Standard Time,
Daniel7073@aol.com writes:

> << I have an internal modem and a serial mouse. The other serial port
doesn't
>   seem to work. I don't know if it's because it's faulty or because the
modem
>   disables it. I can't get a straight answer from any hardware person. >>
>  
>  Com ports 1 & 3 use the same interrupt, and com prots 2 & 4 use the same
>  interrupt, so this effectively limits your choices to two com ports, unless
>  you mess around with the BIOS.
>  
>  Daniel Imfeld

Said it once, I'll say it again. :) My BIOS is an old fossilistic thing and
has no mention of comports anywhere in it. :)