Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!hplabs!felix!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: <28295@dhw68k.cts.com> Date: 8 Dec 89 20:01:07 GMT Sender: macintosh@dhw68k.cts.com Organization: Wolfskill & Dowling residence; Anaheim, CA (USA) Lines: 93 Approved: bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long) [12/89 Macintosh Technical Notes - 249 Opening the Serial Driver] Revised by: Sriram Subramanian December 1989 Written by: Sriram Subramanian August 1989 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. 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