Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!usc!henry.jpl.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!zardoz!dhw68k!macintosh From: bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long) Newsgroups: comp.binaries.mac Subject: Macintosh Technical Notes - 249 Opening the Serial Driver Message-ID: <26347@dhw68k.cts.com> Date: 11 Sep 89 09:01:25 GMT Sender: macintosh@dhw68k.cts.com Organization: Wolfskill & Dowling residence; Anaheim, CA (USA) Lines: 84 Approved: bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long) [8/89 Macintosh Technical Notes - 249 Opening the Serial Driver] This Technical Note describes the recommended, safe, and compatible way to open the Macintosh serial driver, and it explains why you should no longer check for port availability. --- (This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0) :#941-M3j,R0TG!"6593K8dP8)3#3"!fI!*!%6d&6593K!!%!!!fIFNaKG3%!N!J #(&41,M)d15j2F'9ZD@jR)&0PFQPKE#"%FQPfCA)$!*!$3Sld!!%!4rI+!%8Hj!" )BAB$GJ%3!#-!!3#3!dIhj&G28N40380"!3#JhkJBS5)UD!#3"K,m!*!'$4N!!"S D!*!'r4`!$!"3!5!!!!)!%[jEq)pI`B35'!'!-c&K"'i!`'5%b!%!&!!$%J*!-P) N!!(D"+$i&qkI1!(j""JCF+3!LJ%1"BJN59)N5T82%j)4D6#!8D)R(M`dD,+T5!8 !-J5!e"5)8k*AXbE8ZE8T8`I1!&J&d-!B!!S!-!6Bp8mH!(CY!qMk4diN`i9"m`, !5eBE!!J*!fJ8d"D!Km*`jFQPDrFZJ!iL)CYNqS#G!&!*(cJ!i+h`BEH*jCVmYjG KB(-$Q!C-b#!K@V3"'T!!&JLJpGQ#$4,5KRTE`*!!h,3C'%6V'S!*H6pNc(Z5Bak S"dr#hIKa4N#X"e-Sf!&&MmJI1a6J3HVb))EZK,c4lLkH)%!he3!5#)!`[clpqrE chaHC!!!9p`(SG!!!!fi43$S4")#C)*Ja%JS!PJ48J%qS2+J*!!Mm3ip)&55%'5B '369JJ3H'4%&Z-+!!J!d"b")!2*KPJYNP$6iBS3%6EP8K!"FLX&T#8AJ)!#DjBD" L4`iSd%3BBk6K"Ke[c)&'!c&DL1%rlSJ8*!!IUS$"!e58-3BDEU3a4KKXJ1$%'h5 8-8H--pSS)B9@CZK33Q`)553!%U`3c`FE%&''(@@`m3BFCFJ"3TKMPRPQQP28!3F FEmK""j`!A$+J6J+!!)!2mAdD3$DB09)UCS13!#C"+3N33F88)%3"JJNJ"!(#&(3 `Z3C`V"AA3J#jK#65"J)F81baq#@VhhbicGEVE@K&i9jUr!A!b,('$UM99E'G9eY a+e`K4aTdY1N'#',NS8-#8i`V4aKYh&U('1qf%8DCpbB34"eRe$%((5$%N!!$$MN dN!$$MlDK"3*bbM%hcbX*d122"(2B!mF+%036`a&U2%$%%IH%m35[I!k(Qdl"&GF Y`X844e3$ll"m@h[G8*Y3Hm*JZke@X3f9mXc6QL4IYYJ@6I64a3)`5ce,i!%Q"l2 `dE%68N!3#50(f"-#)"J(8B`phl3a355IX)"!'aq`B%!1$(c4KMNRf+-#"2IBF3m N*433$J`Bdf20-6*J!8XJ(#F!XXKUjh!!#"rJSFiC1$a`abpj2*!!aaGe)&$,29T !8S-#8pJ6"a$,F'!2,08!8Bi3"YaMKKj[L+'((2GmiJ)md-J-@fkk*aaId2`C,6c 54`G366dbN!"a!R@5b`%,a[0mS0`M5c`J"6hr0#%2-2I%33!(EYX663i#f!+#'qV `)8BG1#3!43dJP(ikaUAFmdF,iYY6c419Re'+25C!"AEUmB!K61%Dp[J$#ai!"5U m)!Me`%,DeXC!"`SKJK$3@M@#S,IT9#F@#0!1+#Ma(3V)!a`25!))m$!!+*5#1K5 `MJ(FF3TMR'!+rF!#!6"3$Kcm3ADd`jX!-!##e'(X$ABiJbRXFB*6[#!2"B!'aJL R"JG3!38RI-!9BJ'$*p4K"K@$!cdmS)i28%%0Tk[(!Y!!JAQmJ!@,Bq%AlZ!!,"a #EK!S`32U%!MV11!)-U#!&BX)"$6FBa,,+%)0lS'&%'lRDf'laa689`FBh'-2HS$ !'-YiaY2K`3$#q!i%aJ!*4SCa$!B3"39X%!)'6#%'`UM$$maf$bl!!Jd2+-)++&! 2)laL$38!3Mf+B)pBr+#6[lKGlJEb,,4m`6B@!-!CI*F'D!)J$VklJcAri,[B'14 RD(R#&mC*cR+DmjcS6+FkemR1G[)1R!$JJ6kqN!#!HJ4K'6F`"RI+%B)(M#"kbLR E!lj3MarNi4&&q)%Gk$#&4qJ!!!A0Jb!qd)B(f%!Hli!""BA`J6a-i4-N5pJfZrR 1CJTJ"94!3aP!-)G%T3&0)#$$Z!LPU$$8!8VfSS1Cd-5'2)#!TQN`3aVF"!)kS#% -!$2U5PXk,TK5bP)J5--F3$#'5XP"6(6S+9AIi!DKpZZUC!$"[F*UKUZZe!b9%ZZ j`M#(2,KK6(,JkK[m&G1C*QS(869$9!%QeI1aDDYbZ1SBXZV6URBe$9mY3eM6@YB bP)%&498T5ed+8jQQJDBJZ#SGkL!(0dbe$145UD+8QPNheB%0!+XU'9Ek9$UXL3j $d'YD@jX%0e5KT5i!`D)Nbp5ATXQbQ%A69F0!"TmHGDSmMHa+9E[5pD8"Y9&pdK[ f#J+dMYC01RA$'C3V9MZ%iEPK%-0cbHA60qL9Y,eeDUAS-&8aP-'k+k@$(2,JT1e #DDYYJ!-EbY!QlRlK#BJkek2BN!$Eh5EU[C9k,%ZG0)D9*YHmh,eU(1U3!!D`8P@ PBeJ$FUm+!RZY0VTc5-1(53[F41feT@``!f6[X&,"[U%0E5L$'m*U9+5+GF(jh5m )!#aM)YK9830'edSp[0)lU24FHCMVq4a,iqRkbm'6E@UD@ZX#hYQJQ3#iKMA"i6Y b@,-G#3X!(U!CJ$k%q4eNcJG*[H8l8JM"TrkU,`M8i+qN5TE(E[$aC8dFj2ZLPl+ rr6&NNe`(%-Ki$Tb0le%"4QJJ[q($I48$Qp!!JLI,S39P(HU-Y6T@r-)"U@N3Jil [%0VUhM642de8L,Nk9E4bG`Tjq&FCiM8&mp,K$Q'iDT9eKaXf&qF!8'$VSdTD'j1 Y$*j@J!FP--!j%$bX"p!*a`mq&V)RS+!I6`J#25E4Mbq`J"iI5-)2T0!"HVbM$Q" ,`6aJ!B!(l%&M%,#'(Zj"K3a'BaPM`)-pS$%(l,aB(CUX3535FSp[N!#X2`#)CV+ AhHaR4h[DKl-fYVApMcUmS"VbH!E&,8jZFk2l'qU'KE[TX326`5))MkL$+"L3!!8 -(!!'B!L#'QCB`aX@r1!*LHB%k$&A)F4#Q#')4K"im!%Gi)l0*U2C!(J6+K+8*%p 8S38!X!%!IJ3!"!%J3J$3S$1dA#%"9d8dG(Z`i`$VQDBSS%B3[%L(DV"Jl6H9`RZ G8)FfT!#[)(L"#SD!i6@89ZbTI644RA6MiDBT$*0L`djebP89[)$B#)rQem0q@S# 4(FpR6e6DJe"EYh2H$A)h!phYMRIGkRd+MUhZGpQ!kKL2k9j5M4IKT`![rDjd#), AV@iG$rQFpjVAQdL#AJRGi6Thq,Y23VkR35eHaG2"Tk3f+RGY3)-PJ%!+6fM#(#! 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