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|    Tim Whitson to Jas Hud    |
|    Game States it Cannot Open COM3    |
|    05 Mar 24 14:19:15    |
      TZUTC: -0800       MSGID: 686.fidonet_doorgame@1:105/500 2a4cd311       REPLY: 7979.doorgame@1:103/705 2a4c2656       PID: Synchronet 3.19b-Win32 master/a2a9dc027 Jan 2 2022 MSC 1928       TID: SBBSecho 3.14-Win32 master/a2a9dc027 Jan 2 2022 MSC 1928       COLS: 80       BBSID: FQBBS       CHRS: ASCII 1       NOTE: Synchronet msgeditor master/a2a9dc027        Re: Game States it Cannot Open COM3        By: Jas Hud to Tim Whitson on Tue Mar 05 2024 12:55 am               > To: Tim Whitson        > Re: Game States it Cannot Open COM3        > By: Tim Whitson to All on Mon Mar 04 2024 09:17 pm        >         > > I'm getting the error message:        >         > > EXEC/DOSXTRN        > > The system cannot open COM3 port requested by the application.        > > Choose 'Close" to terminate the application.        >         > > I'm trying to run the game Nukewar 3.80 under Synchronet, Win10, 32bit.         > > had 3.50 running just fine but I can't get 3.80 running.        >         > > Any ideas?        >         >         >         > if you have problems you need to post your doorgame configs        > from scfg              Name NukeWar       Internal Code NUKEWAR2       Start-up Directory ../xtrn/nukewar2       Command Line nuke.exe nuke%#.cnf              Multiple Concurrent Users: Yes       I/O Method Fossil or UART       Native Executable/Script No       Use Shell or New Context No              BBS Drop File Type GAP door.sys       Place Drop File In Node Directory              nuke1.cfg:              The Fool's Quarter       Tim Whitson       C:\SBBS\XTRN\NUKEWAR2       C:\SBBS\XTRN\NUKEWAR2       1       C:\SBBS\NODE1              Nothing special. I don't see anywhere to tell the game what comport to use.        I'm sure it's getting it from the drop file, which says COM1.              Tim       --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32        * Origin: The Fool's Quarter, fqbbs.synchro.net (1:105/500)       SEEN-BY: 15/0 90/1 105/7 10 11 44 81 500 106/201 128/260 129/305 135/225       SEEN-BY: 153/7715 218/700 226/30 227/114 229/110 112 113 200 206 307       SEEN-BY: 229/317 400 426 428 470 550 664 700 266/512 282/1038 291/111       SEEN-BY: 320/219 322/757 342/200 396/45 633/280 712/848 5020/400 5075/35       PATH: 105/500 81 229/426           |
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