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In <1992Sep03.153802.688@Schultz.ON.CA> peter@Schultz.ON.CA (Peter Roeser) writes:

>In article <tgreen.715391992@vincent2.iastate.edu> tgreen@iastate.edu
(Todd Greenfield) writes:
[ original discussion of need to trap access to IO port deleted ]
>>
>>what about doing this under windows?  I know nothing of windows
>>programming,  but wouldn't it be possible to write a windows
>>driver (for 386 enh mode of course) to do something like this?

>  I have been told that although Windows uses protected mode to do
>  memory management( ie. traps when you talk to non-available mem.)
>  it does not trap IO references.

any of you windows programmers care to comment?  I thought
that windows can trap any IO access, such as comm ports or
the timer.  How do you programmer a driver to handle something
like this?  I've never programmed for windows, so references
and any advice would be appreciated.

>>
>>I'd be interested in seeing what others think, and how one 
>>would go about doing it, as I have a similar need.

>  Let's keep the discussion going