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From: toddpw@tybalt.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: kermit on the GS
Keywords: kermit GS bell
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Date: 19 Oct 90 13:47:09 GMT
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The GS BELL routine turns off interrupts, diabling serial port receiving
until the bell is over.

I use an init that patches the bell vector so it acts just like the
original bell and allows interrupts. Appletalk, however, can't avoid
dropping characters during long packets, so I don't use the GS for serial
communications. (I use the //+ and my own studly little terminal program.)

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ tybalt.caltech.edu