Msg: 4104 *Conference*
03-14-93 12:32:13
From: DAVID MCGEE
To : SYSOP
Subj: PORTCOMM
BACK IN 1989, I BOUGHT A COPY OF PORTCOMM, ONLY USED IT BRIEFLY, THEN PUT IT AWAY UNTIL RECENTLY. I'M HAVING PROBLEMS USING IT WITH MY 486/25HZ TANDY SENSATION. MIKE NUGENT SAYS THAT MACHINES RUNNING 25HZ AND FASTER HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TMNE DISK+ ROM CHIP, WHICH I ALSO HAVE, AND SURE ENOUGH I CAN'T GET CONSISTENT OPERATION. COULD THIS SAME THING HOLD TRUE WITH PORTCOMM? I HAVE YOUR MODEM CABLE WITH THE NULL BUILT IN, I'VE LOADED THE CORRECT LAPDOS INTO MY TANDY 200 - ALSO LOAED PDM200.BA (I EVEN HAVE DSKMGR.CO FROM YOUR CLUB BBS). MY SCREEN LOOKS RIGHT ON BOTH THE PC AND MY LAPTOP, THEY JUST WON'T COMMUNICATE. ALSO, I USE DSKMGR.CO AND THE OLD BOOSTERLINK PROGRAM IN MY PC TO TRANSFER FILES BACK AND FORTH ... IT IS ALSO PICKY, THAT IS, SOMETIMES IT WORKS - SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. WHAT AM I MISSING HERE? I'VE GOT ALL THIS STUFF (INCLUDING YOUR RAMPAC, SUPER ROM, XOS-C FROM PAUL GLOBMAN, BUT THINGS DON'T SEEM TO LIKE TO WORK TOGETHER OR SOMETHING). CAN YOU OFFER ANY WORDS OF WISDOM? LEAVE ME A MESSAGE SOON, PLEASE. THANKS!