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From: kebsch@nixpbe.UUCP (Kebsch)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: 4DOS301A, Problems with inkey /w option!
Keywords: 4dos
Message-ID: <kebsch.651825968@peun33>
Date: 28 Aug 90 06:46:08 GMT
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Hi,

I have a problem with the inkey /w option. After some minutes the
system "hangs" in different states. "Hanging" means: no time will
be printed. Here is the batch file (.btm):

  @echo off
  : LOOP
  echo %_time
  inkey /w60 %%SELECT
  goto LOOP

That is the "sign on" message of my 4dos version:

  4DOS disk swapping initialized, swapping to C:\4DOSSWAP.000 (69K)

  4DOS 3.01a   DOS 3.30
  Copyright 1989, 1990  Rex Conn & J.P. Software  All Rights Reserved

  4DOS286 S/N 990000, shareware version, uploaded to CompuServe PCVENB forum.
  You may try this program for 21 days before registering.

I have reproduced this error on several machines:

  AT286-10, AT386-20 and AT386-33.

All machines have the same MSDOS-Release: 3.30

There are three states of "hanging":

State-1:  Any Key works. The program "restarts".

State-2:  Cntrl-C works. I may stop the batch file and restart it.

State-3:  No key will be accepted. I have to reboot the System
	  with Cntl-ALT-DEL.


Is it a bug or a feature? :-)

Greetings

Waldemar

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