> For number 2 I had no f-ing clue, and should I on a hardware exam? IRQ=4, COM 2&4 use IRQ3 I never understood the history of 1&3=4, and 2&4=3 ? Surely when they first added COM ports they would have taken the first available IRQ, and that would have been 3 ? I got this one right.
here I go BBSing again... Back when I ran a BBS I had one machine, two modems...mouse was on COM1, and the BBS modem was on COM2...I had to put the 2nd modem on COM3, but would share an IRQ with the mouse, so had to get the tweezers (if my nails weren't long enough) to change the jumpers to put it to IRQ 9 (the only free one back then) and it worked fine. But, this was back when modems actually HAD jumpers or dipswitches. I remembered the IRQs because Com1 is an even IRQ and COM2 is an odd IRQ. I believe IRQ 1 and 2 are reserved, so 3 & 4 were and easy way to remember it. 9 was usually open, and I seem to remember 7 also, but again, I am probably wrong about that. It's been a while since fiddling with IRQs. But I picked the first one as 4...But then realized that it should have probably been two... Number 3 no clue, maybe command.com config.sys and autoexec.bat? I thought command.com HAD to be on a floppy to get to a DOS shell...but I'm frequently wrong... but number 4 is easy! Format C and install Linux and while you're at it, format the other machines and install Linux too! </joke> -- Gossamer Axe [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://gypsy.sytes.net/ -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
