Arrrrrg!

[Tom Droege <tdroege@veriomail.com>]

Bringing a new computer up is never easy.  This one has a built in modem 
and 1 ISA slot.  Guess what?  They plug in the modem adaptor to the back 
slot in the spot that the ISA card uses.  So I have to put the ISA card out 
on an extender.   Well, this is what I like to do anyway.  A buttened up 
computer just asks for failure.  It is also sure to be the one that is 
stolen.  I think I am pretty crime safe as all my computers operate opened 
up with their guts hanging out.  I suspect that people that steal computers 
want complete ones.

OK, the real problem of the day is that I cannot get the serial port to 
work.  The manual says "The serial port is identified to the system as 
COM1/3".  What the heck does this mean?  Looking in the system stuff it 
seems to be COM1.  That is what I am trying to use with my QBX 
program.  This is a 5 day old computer.  Is there something new with COM 
ports?  The program gets past the write instruction but hangs on the 
read.  Anyone know what I might do?  Note that I have run with possibly 10 
different computers to date which work.  Note that I have looked in the 
system stuff and the configuration is just like a system that 
works.  Besides, the QBasic sets up the port.  We have looked for jumpers 
on the mother board and don't see any.

Any help?

Tom Droege