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Re: What the heck is this AUX device?

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From: Robert Nee
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 1991 14:32
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I would like to point something out to programmers with a 
second monitor.  If you run the device driver OX.SYS then
you can tell the SDK spy application to route it's output
to COM1 a.k.a AUX a.k.a your second monitor.  This is 
very helpful and I use it alot.

One other piece of info:

OX.SYS while it will let you see the fatal exit messages and
stack trace, it does not let you reply to the Abort, Break,
Ignore prompt.  I have a utility that will let you do this.
It redirects messages to the monochrome monitor by replacing
the OutputDebugString routine after it is run (I guess it does
this similar to the way ATM replaces the Windows font routines.)
It will also let you reply the prompts after the stack dump
rather than being forced to reboot.  This program does not
completely replace OX.SYS.  As mentioned above, if you want to 
redirect AUX to the MDA you still need OX.SYS.

One last thing: OX.SYS does nothing for users with a 8514/VGA
setup.  This program (MDA.EXE) will work in this configuration
and it will also send output to your primary monitor if you
only have one!

Please mail me if you would like this utility.  I do not have
ftp access, I would ask that the first person who mails me
a reply who does place this utility on cica or where ever
appropriate.

Robert F. Nee <nee&cf_su20.Sbi.Com>
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Subject: Re: What the heck is this AUX device?
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