Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!purdue!ames!sun-barr!texsun!texbell!sequoia!execu!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!nghiem 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) Distribution: na Organization: UTexas Computation Center, Austin, Texas Lines: 16 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. nghiem@walt.cc.utexas.edu !cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!walt!nghiem