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From: al@siouxi.dec.com (Al Taylor, DTN: 232-2470, LOC: ACO/E43)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Help with an IBM compatible.
Message-ID: <8803241628.AA04994@decwrl.dec.com>
Date: 24 Mar 88 16:28:19 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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I have a Hyperion IBM compatible computer.  It was made in 1984 and the company
does not exist anymore.  It runs most IBM software with no problems.  When I try
to run IBM BASIC it hangs up and I have to reboot the system. I have some
programs that seem to have trouble finding their way to the drives.  Two of
these are COPYWRIT and COPYIIPC.  The programs start up okay and I get the
menus but when they try to run they just sit there.  The lights never flash
on the drives so apparently they are not looking at the right place.  After
a while I will get a message saying drive not ready.  I can only assume that
it's looking at the wrong location for the drives.  Does anyone know if these
programs bypass the BIOS and try to go directly to the drives and if so is
there some simple solution to try to help them find them?  Has anyone ever
heard of a Hyperion Computer?

Thanks,

Al