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From: cs222jrg@uvm-gen.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: MODE COM2: 1200 -- INVALID PARAMETER
Message-ID: <525@uvm-gen.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 26-Mar-87 14:21:08 EST
Article-I.D.: uvm-gen.525
Posted: Thu Mar 26 14:21:08 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 28-Mar-87 17:27:00 EST
References: <7363@elsie.UUCP>
Organization: EMBA Computer Facility, Univ. of Vermont, Burlington.
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in article <7363@elsie.UUCP>, mark@elsie.UUCP (Mark J. Miller) says:
> Keywords: MODE COM2: SIDEKICK DIALER
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> I'm trying to get the SIDEKICK dialer to work in my IBM PC/AT. I have
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> an Amazing Thing Modem (Hayes Compatible) installed in COM2:. BITCOM
> and KERMIT work just fine, but SIDEKICK does nothing. SKINST has been
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> run and set to COM2:. As per SIDEKICK'S instructions I've tried to
> run "MODE COM2: 1200,(bits I can't remember)." I keep getting back a
> "INVALID PARAMETER: COM2" message. I've tried it with COM1: (my
> printer) and it works fine. As I said, I know COM2: is there because I
> can use it with other programs. I haven't been able to find any
> reference to this problem in my DOS or AT manuals. Any suggestions
> would be appreciated. Thanx,
> 
> 					..!elsie!mark
I have seen this problem before with severaa PC clones.
The problem was that the mode command to set parameters for com2 resulted
in the messsage "INVALID PARAMETER: COM2".  The problem turned out to be
a ROM BIOS problem and was solved with a new BIOS.  It was interesting to
me to note that before I needed to use the DOS mode command I was getting
successful output to a plotter on com2 with BASIC.  Try a new BIOS I know
		

  	

  
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> Dr. Mark J. Miller
> NIH/NCI/DCE/LEC
> UUCP:	..!seismo!elsie!mark
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