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From: cmcmanis@stpeter.Sun.COM (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Question about multiple serial boards
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Date: 15 Jan 90 20:28:57 GMT
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In article <14137@grebyn.com> (Checkpoint Technologies) writes:
>	Due to it's limited usefulness, we (Checkpoint Technologies)
>decided not to include an AUX:-style handler with the Serial Solution
>board, but we do supply a utility which can make one. The ZapPort
>utility on the driver disk automatically patches executable programs to
>use our serial driver.  This works just fine on aux-handler as well, so
>you can make a duplcicate for the Serial Solution card.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!

This reminds me of CP/M-80 where theoretically "professional" software
came with instructions that said "Patch the executable in the usual
way to customize it to your system." I'm not sure who I think deserves
the blame for such a travesty, CheckPoint for making an executable 
zapper or Commodore for not following through on addressing this 
problem. (multiple serial ports) The port handler isn't even in ROM
for heaven sake so something certainly could have been done. 

God what non-technoweenie in their right mind would buy a product that
encouraged them to damage the software they already own! 


--Chuck McManis
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