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From: Michael Koziniak <michael_koziniak@interactive.sony.com>
Newsgroups: scea.yaroze.problems.pc
Subject: Re: still having problems with siocons....
Date: Fri, 09 May 1997 13:20:54 -0700
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Sean D. Evans wrote:
> 
> Hello again...
> 
> I am still having problems with siocons.  I don't get the >> after pressing
> enter, but I can still press F3 to get the auto[1]: prompt.  After entering
> the filename batch0 and pressing enter this is the message that appears:
> 
> BINARY WRITE:timeout !
> auto command all stop
> 
> The the cursor appears beside a heart symbol.
> 
> Has anyone else experienced these problems?  If so, how did you overcome
> them?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Sean D. Evans.

Have you tried confirming that the port you are trying to communicate
through is working properly.  If not try using the terminal program and
see if it can access the com port you are working with.

michael koziniak