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This was posted locally by someone without net access, 
 i'm forwarding it here for him.

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Path: yonder.equinox.gen.nz!equinox!Mark_Andrews
From: Mark_Andrews@equinox.gen.nz (Mark Andrews)
Newsgroups: equinox.atari
Subject: Serial connection.
Distribution: world
Message-ID: <Mark_Andrews.5tyk@equinox.gen.nz>
Date: 17 Dec 92 17:02:43 +1200
Organization: Equinox Networks

A complete stranger came up to me today and asked me how to access the
serial port on an Atari using GW Basic.  Not surprising I didn't know, but
I thought someone here might be able to help.

Aparently he wants to connect some sort of relay device to his RS-232 port,
he has a prgram written in GW Basic for use on an IBM.  It does something
like:
OPEN comms1

What is the equivilent device name for the Atari or will he have to be
crude and poke at addresses?

A small piece of code illustrating what he should do would be nice.

Thanks in advance

Cheers Mark...


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