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From: a774@mindlink.UUCP (Wayde Police)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: AT Bridgecard problem
Message-ID: <4298@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 2 Jan 91 02:38:03 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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I would guess that the problem you are experiencing is a timing problem since I
have noticed the same occasional 'handshaking' problem on my 2088. This is
especially noticeable when you try to  install the Atime, Amouse programs in
the autoexec. I have not spent a lot of time trying to track the problem down,
but can recommend you either 1) start the Amouse.com program manually, or 2)
place a wait in your startup-sequence that pauses until the bridgecard is past
it's POST (memory check) and shows the handler message. I execute a separate
startup-pc script that waits about 45 seconds before starting the Amouse and
Timeserv processes. You may have to reboot a few times and time the PC side to
get the wait accurate. I've been toying with a couple of ideas for
synchronizing the two machines a little better, but a little experimentation
with WAIT will probably solve your problem.
        WVP
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