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From: kirk%enterprise@Sun.COM ('Captain' Kirk DeHaan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Activating COM3 and COM4
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Date: 2 May 89 21:45:48 GMT
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From article <8036@fluke.COM>, by lal@tc.fluke.COM (Larry Lohkamp):
> I have an I/O problem. I have an HP plotter, a micom line, an internal
> modem, and a CTX port. I have been playing human switch box because my
> IDS-286T came with 2 serial ports. I thought that I had a port for
> everything when I instaled an AST premium memory board. The AST board
> came with two ports at COM1: and COM2:. My serial board says that its
> two ports can be used as COM1, 2, 3, or 4. I tried all possible 
> combinations of assigning the two interrupts ( #3 and #4 ), but could not
> get the machine to recognise anything but COM1 & 2. If it makes any
> difference, my DOS rev. is 3.3. Can I get all 4 ports to work, or am I
> dreaming the impossible?

Look for a program called com3&4. It installs the drivers for 3 + 4
so they are accessible.  


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