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- From: bytehead@bp1742.UUCP (Bryan Price)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
- Subject: Re: PC Support/400 on clones?
- Message-ID: <aZuVPB3w165w@bp1742.UUCP>
- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 20:53:09 EDT
- References: <BtAnG0.Iv@world.std.com>
- Organization: Burning Point, Columbus OH 43229-5646
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- nectar@world.std.com (Jacques A Vidrine) writes:
-
- > Has anyone had any experience running PC Support/400 from IBM on
- > a vanilla clone?
-
- Yep
-
- > I have tried to run PC Support on three different brands of clones
- > and I have met with failure each time. For those familiar with
- > PC Support, the component that fails is STARTRTR. Just as soon as
- > you hit enter after this command, the machine hangs.
- >
- > IBM tells me it's hardware. Vendors say it's software.
-
- I'm not shocked. I've had IBM pull this shit on me before. They
- backed down right before I gave them the riot act.
-
- > I tend to believe it is software, since my other network applications
- > (TCP/IP, Novell Netware) work without a hitch on all the clones.
- >
- > This is a Token Ring environment, BTW.
-
- Hmmmm. We're using Enhanced 5250 emulation cards currently, and
- we'll probably go to Ethernet later. :)
-
- Actually, it's been a while since I've installed it (Version 1
- Release 1 I think), I've got people to do that for me now! :)
-
- More information please. What version and release are you running,
- which TRN cards are you using? If the cards aren't IBM, you might
- want to check with the TRN vendor to see if they have any specific
- drivers for PC Support.
-
- Do you get the banner of STARTRTR, or does it immediately hang?
-
- What brand clones are you using (BIOS mfgr if nothing else)?
-
- Bryan L. Price | [ bytehead@bp1742.UUCP ] *Burning Magnesium*
- <Why would I make | [ {n8emr|nstr}!bluemoon!bp1742!bytehead]
- my disc any laimer?> | [ Bryan.Price@p1742.f340.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG ]
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