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From: jmerrill@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Confusion Reigns)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Generate a BREAK on COMn: ?
Keywords: MSDOS COM1 COM2 BREAK RS-232
Message-ID: <5241@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 21 Mar 90 02:55:36 GMT
References: <1990Mar10.014345.5932@wolves.uucp> <1990Mar18.201049.2670@stb.uucp>
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
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In article <1990Mar18.201049.2670@stb.uucp> mep@stb.uucp (Marty) writes:
>There is no bay to generate a BREAK using either DOS or the BIOS.
>You have to do it yourself. Assert the BREAK signal and time it out
>for however long you desire... I believe it should be about 2
>character times, if I recall correctly.

Something I've been wondering for a while:

	Just what IS a break signal?