HAYES@CUA.BITNET (Tom) (02/13/90)
Trevor,
Running an off-brand AT clone stand-alone I don't encounter that here (ever
heard of a CBC micro?). Running off the DEC PCSA network, 5.1 tries to write
something to the write-protected network drive which serves 5.1 to me, but
goes on after complaining. Sounds like thumbs down on the Zenith.
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>From: CA%"trevorc@UWOVAX.UWO.CA" "Trevor Cradduck" 12-FEB-1990 19:28
>To: "Thomas A. Hayes" <HAYES@CUA.BITNET>
>CC:
>Subj: Problem re-starting WP5.1
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>Sender: WordPerfect Corporation Products Discussion List <WP50-L@UBVM>
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>Here's an interesting "feature" in 5.1.
>
>I find that if I exit "ungracefully" from 5.1 - switch off the power, or
>suffer a power outage, I cannot get back in again very cleanly.
>
>WP starts up OK and asks "Other WP running?" etc and when I answer No
>it *appears* to delete the temporary files created during the previous
>session (at least there is lots of disc activity) but then the "Please
>wait" message appears and everything hangs up. The only way to exit is to
>re-boot and before starting again to use DOS to delete the WP temporary
>files which still remain even though they are 0 bytes long. Once these
>files have been removed, WP starts in a normal fashion.
>
>This problem occurs on a Zenith superSport 286 (I do run FIXBIOS) but does
>not occur on a Packard-Bell 286. Has anyone else experienced a similar
>problem?