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Date:	Thu, 3 Oct 2002 11:32:42 -0500
From:	JT Williams <jeffw AT darwin DOT sfbr DOT org>
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Subject:	Re: Open an USB port
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-: DJGPP makes DOS programs, but USB drivers for DOS essentially don't
-: exist.

Isn't USB just another serial protocol?  With a USB-DB9/DB25 adaptor
(not expensive, or just hack your own), something workable might be
written using the existing serial port libraries for djgpp.

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