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From: RFM@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
Subject: Re: Tandy 1400HD Question
Message-ID: <91037.225751RFM@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 7 Feb 91 03:57:51 GMT
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In article <3377@gmuvax2.gmu.edu>, gklimes@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (George Klimes) says:
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>My girlfriend has a Tandy 1400HD. She has an external 2400 bps modem
>to use the one not attached. I recommended a serial switch box (A/B box).
>Question: Can a MANUAL one be safely used with the 1400HD, or will she

Why waste the money on an automatic? All it takes is a flip of a switch with
a manual serial a/b box. To me a more important point: She can ave RAM
and annoying error messages upon bootup if she puts the mouse.sys
file, etc., in a batch file, to be executed only when she wants to
"mouse around." Free up 20-30k.

BTW: I've been thinking about loading my command.com into a ram disk
in that extra 128k of memory -- again free up some RAM, cut down on
hard drive i/o, etc. I saw some statements to be put into an autoexec,
or maybe config.sys, once upon a time, that would move command.com into
a ram disk. Anybody out there know what statements to put where?

Bob M., PSU Harrisburg