Subj : Re: FD/2 and Max/2
To   : Andrew Leary
From : Robert Wolfe
Date : Wed Sep 27 2017 08:07 pm

Was this an old message?  I am actually using SIO2k and JoHo actually
helped me get it working a while back. :)

-=> Andrew Leary wrote to Robert Wolfe <=-

AL> Hello Robert!

AL> 07 Sep 17 00:02, you wrote to all:

RW> + 06 Sep 23:51:53 MAX  Begin, v3.01 (task=1)
RW> ! 06 Sep 23:51:53 MAX  SYS0032:  Cannot open com port (com1)
RW> ! 06 Sep 23:51:53 MAX  Communications driver not properly installed

RW> However, whenever I run Maximus/2 in WFC mode, I do not get the above
RW> error message.

AL> Do you have the port-sharing parameter added to your SIO command line
AL> in CONFIG.SYS?

AL> ie:

AL> DEVICE=C:\SIO\SIO.SYS (COM1,3F8,IRQ4,-) (COM2,2F3,IRQ3,-)
AL> (COM3,INTERNET:3E8,NONE:IRQ4,-) (COM4,INTERNET:2E8,NONE:IRQ3,-)

AL> This is for a standard COM1 and COM2, and virtual COM3 and
AL> COM4.  The dash (-)
AL> parameter enables sharing the port between applications.

AL> Andrew

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