Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!apple!altos!gumby!jerry From: jerry@gumby.Altos.COM (Jerry Gardner) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps Subject: Re: _SMALL_ modem program wanted Message-ID: <4738@gumby.Altos.COM> Date: 27 Mar 91 01:08:17 GMT References: <2447@umriscc.isc.umr.edu> Reply-To: jerry@altos.COM (Jerry Gardner) Distribution: comp Organization: Altos Computer Systems, San Jose, CA Lines: 21 In article <2447@umriscc.isc.umr.edu> mcastle@mcs213d.cs.umr.edu (Mike Castle {Nexus}) writes: }If he was not downloading, that is, doing actuall work over the modem, he would }just run straight Procomm from a DV window. If he needed to do something else, }he would open up another window without worry. If he needed more memory than }was currently available, he would allow procomm to swap out. Of course, he }would only allow it to be swapped out for about 5-10 minutes, but he never had }any problems. One needs to be very careful doing this. If DV swaps the program out, and a character arrives on the line, the resulting interrupt won't invoke the proper interrupt handler (it's swapped out) and nasty things, like a machine hang will occur. -- Jerry Gardner, NJ6A Altos Computer Systems UUCP: {sun|pyramid|sco|amdahl|uunet}!altos!jerry 2641 Orchard Parkway Internet: jerry@altos.com San Jose, CA 95134 Help stamp out vi in our lifetime. (408) 432-6200