Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 11:13:45 +0100 (CET)
Message-Id: <199801081013.LAA28981@login-2.eunet.no>
From: "Gisle Vanem" <giva AT bgnett DOT no>
To: eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: termio for DOS?
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> On Wed, 7 Jan 1998, Gisle Vanem wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for a library (freeware or commercial) that emulates the
> > Unix termio interface. It shall be used with djgpp and possibly Borland
> > under plain DOS. I only need the basic functionality, not all the ioctl()
> > details.
>
> Please explain what do you mean by ``basic functionality''.  DJGPP has
> termios (not termio), but it is not clear to me whether it will do for
> your needs.

I found the djgpp emulation too ``basic'' for my needs. I need high-speed
(~38kb) access to a COM-port. djgpp's termio supports only the console
and doesn't make use of the __FSEXT'ensions.

(I probably could use Fossil + CTTY redirection instead?).

G. Vanem
G. Vanem