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!