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Article #11574Re: *** CHANGING IRQx TO SUPPORT MORE THAN 2 COM PORTS ***
From: Glenn Wallace
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 1991 12:07
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 1991 12:07
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In article <6115@vela.acs.oakland.edu>, rdthomps@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Robert D. Thompson) writes: > So, MY QUESTION !!! > > If I can set the IRQ for a particular device, Can I Get Windows > to Support more than TWO com ports simultaneously ??? You can do this on a EISA or MCA machine, so the doco says. I think SYSINI.TXT (or SYSINI2) has some stuff on this and there was also some stuff in Interrupt Sharing on OnLine. Basically, forget it. I think it is hackable. I have done it in DOS on non-MCA machines but you have to hack your coms cards IRQ output line - not pretty. I did it on a multi-port card so it was easy to set up. But basically no, unless you are one of the four people with an EISA or MCA machine. +-------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | Glenn Wallace | Net: drift@qut.edu.au | | Drift Project | Fone: +61 7 837-7126 Fax: +61 7 221-0173| | Telecom Australia | Snail: 11th Flr 144 Edward St., | +-------------------+ Brisbane, Q4000 Australia | | | | Disclaimer - The opinions expressed must be my own, because | | Telecom is a statuatory authority and as such, | | is not capable of having opinions. | +-------------------------------------------------------------+
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!censor!geac!aimed!seachg!attcan!uunet!munnari.oz.au!brolga!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!qut.edu.au!drift From: drift@qut.edu.au (Glenn Wallace) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms,comp.windows.ms.programmer Subject: Re: *** CHANGING IRQx TO SUPPORT MORE THAN 2 COM PORTS *** Message-ID: <1991Apr27.070758.27965@qut.edu.au> Date: 27 Apr 91 12:07:58 GMT References: <6115@vela.acs.oakland.edu> Organization: Queensland University of Technology Lines: 28