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- Initialize COMM Ports 3 & 4
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- FILENAME: INITCOMM.ZIP
- LAST UPDATE: 1994/10/21
- PUBLISHER: Eastern Digital Resources
- PO Box 1451
- Clearwater, SC 29822-1451
- TELEPHONE: (803) 593-0870
- FAX: (706) 737-2336
- EMAIL: JOHNR238@AOL.COM
- REGISTRATION: $25.00
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- INITCOMM.DOC
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- So you've bought that fancy new laser printer, only to realize that you
- already have a mouse and a modem on your system and Windows doesn't
- recognize Comm 3 and 4. Initcomm will enable these ports for working
- with Windows. You can then install your printer on Comm 3 or Comm 4
- leaving your mouse and modem undisturbed.
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- For some systems, MODE also does not properly report Comm 3 and Comm 4.
- INITCOMM should also fix this problem.
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- To install the program, place INITCOMM.EXE in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
- This program is not memory resident. Once the setup is complete, it
- removes itself from memory.
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- To test the effectiveness of the program, run the MSD utility in Windows
- and check to see what Comm ports are recognized. If MSD already sees
- your Comm ports, INITCOMM is not needed. Run INITCOMM, then check
- MSD again to see that the ports have been initialized.
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- You will also need to set matching memory locations in Windows for your
- Comm ports. Set Comm 3 to 03E8H and COMM 4 to 02e8H within the Ports
- Icon of the Control Panel.
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- Choose Control Panel
- Ports
- Settings
- Advanced
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- Then click on the proper memory address.
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- If you are running a 386 in enhanced mode, add these lines to the SYSTEM.INI
- file in the [386Enh] section:
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- COM3Base = 03E8h
- COM4Base = 02E8h
- ComIrqSharing = true
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- This program is provided as shareware by:
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- Eastern Digital Resources
- PO Box 1451
- Clearwater, SC 29822-1451
- Tel. (803) 593-0870
-
- Your feedback and support is appreciated. Registration is $25.00
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