Date:	Sat, 31 Aug 1996 21:15:38 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Samuel Vincent <svincent AT cs DOT sonoma DOT edu>
To:	Mohan Khurana <mohan AT stealth DOT net>
cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: Serial Port Programming?
In-Reply-To:	<507e5h$a2u@news.stealth.net>
Message-ID:	<Pine.GSO.3.94.960831211505.18684C-100000@zippy>
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On Fri, 30 Aug 1996, Mohan Khurana wrote:

> I currently use DJGPP as my DOS compiler and I was wondering if anyone
> had any source for reading/writing to serial and/or parallel ports.
> I'd like to try to write a little chat program that works between two
> computer connected though a serial/parallel cable.  I don't know if it
> is possible, but I'd like to try to learn how to do something like
> this.  I don't have much experience in lower level programming and the
> only language I know is C, but I thought this might be a good learning
> experience to make a program that allow exchanging data between two
> computers connected by a cable.  I would appreciate it if anyone could
> help me get some source on accessing the serial port.
> 
> I have searched simtel and x2ftp.oulu.fi and I have had no luck
> finding this.
> 
> Thanks for any help.


For serial port access try SVAsync, available on DJ's web site.

-Sam

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