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Article #1047Re: COM5: - COM8: Possible?
From: Neal Rauhauser -- ELT Computer A...
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 1991 22:41
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 1991 22:41
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In article <201237@teemc.UUCP> wayne@teemc.UUCP (Michael R. Wayne) writes:
>
> I'm trying to control 6 RS232 devices from a windows program (trouble
>already, right?) The touchscreen pretending it's a mouse is ONLY available
>w/ serial interface so that eats COM1:. The LaserDisk for Real-Time video
>driver takes COM4:. So, is there ANY way I can use 4 more serial ports?
>I'm willing to buy what's required but I need it ASAP. I've talked to
>vendors of multiport boards and none of them work with Windows. H/W is an
>IBM PS/2 model 80 (ie microchannel). e-mail and phone calls (even from
>sales people :-) welcome.
>
Gotta have rs-232? I'm driving 24 devices with a parallel port board
and it was no effort at al, buts its _not_ rs-232, just a serial
communication.
Neal i1neal@exnet.iastate.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!thunder.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!usc!samsung!spool2.mu.edu!news.cs.indiana.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!news.iastate.edu!exnet.iastate.edu!i1neal From: i1neal@exnet.iastate.edu (Neal Rauhauser -- ELT Computer Applications Group) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer Subject: Re: COM5: - COM8: Possible? Message-ID: <1991Jan10.224141.5487@news.iastate.edu> Date: 10 Jan 91 22:41:41 GMT References: <201237@teemc.UUCP> Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System) Reply-To: i1neal@exnet.iastate.edu (Neal Rauhauser -- ELT Computer Applications Group) Organization: Iowa State University Extension Lines: 18