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From: bobc@stratus.UUCP (Robert Christ)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: New rookie
Summary: help with serial port
Keywords: serial port
Message-ID: <5615@stratus.UUCP>
Date: 4 Oct 89 19:25:21 GMT
Reply-To: bobc@stratus.UUCP (Robert Christ)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc. Western Development Center
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I've just purchased a bright shiny *new* Tandy 1000TL (80286) machine.
The OS is MS-DOS 3.3.

My problem is that I want to use the `serial port' (that now has the
mouse hooked up to it) as `read only' from a UNIX box (direct from the
async port).  Can someone give me the pin outs for that port?  I can't
find the info in any of the manuals that Tandy gave me with the box.
I also don't want to purchase a book *just* for the pin outs :-)

What I intend to do is open the async port on the UXIX box in `raw mode'
`write only' and transfer data over to the Tandy.  I need to write a 
driver for the Tandy to read the data when the UNIX box transfers it
over.  I don't care about handshaking, just collect the bytes when
they're shipped over and dump 'em into a file.  I've already gotten
the UNIX side done, the hard is learning the PC side.

Any helpfull hints?  Any *GOOD* books that ya'll out there in PC land
would recommend to help?  

I'm new to the PC stuff and could use any help ya'll can give.
Thanks a bunch.