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From: nghiem@ut-emx.UUCP (Alex Nghiem)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Microsoft Works with Math Coprocessor
Message-ID: <16993@ut-emx.UUCP>
Date: 12 Aug 89 17:43:59 GMT
References: <3942@peora.ccur.com>
Reply-To: nghiem@emx.UUCP (Alex Nghiem)
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Organization: UTexas Computation Center, Austin, Texas
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In article <3942@peora.ccur.com> joel@peora.ccur.com (Joel Upchurch) writes:

>Microsoft customer support said that Works uses the coprocessor, but
>that the COPROCESSOR CODE HADN'T BEEN TESTED.  I had the support

This does not surprise me. Ever tried to use a Hayes-type modem
with the Works Comm package using the hardware-flow control option?
Hardware flow control hangs up the modem every time it is activated because
the hardware inexplicably uses DSR/DTR for flow control instead of CTS/RTS.
Ever tried to use the Works Communication package with Xon/Xoff instead or 
no flow control? Works Comm inexplicably generates the message "Buffer
overflow" and you cannot do anything. My conclusion: Works does not Work!!!
Qmodem or Procomm or MS-Kermit works, period.

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