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From: sv@hsv3.UUCP (Steve Verity)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer
Subject: talking to com port with C
Message-ID: <2913@hsv3.UUCP>
Date: 1 Jun 90 20:02:24 GMT
Reply-To: sv@hsv3.UUCP (Steve Verity)
Organization: Video-7 /Headland Technology
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Hi, I need a C routine to talk to a com port.  I am tring to use INT
14, but I am unsure about handshaking.  Do I need to query the status
port before sending characters?  What bits do I need to worry about?  

Thanks for any help. Email if you want and I will summerize.

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