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From: nat@bu-pub.bu.edu (Nat Collins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: serial and parallel port info requested
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Date: 20 Oct 90 01:54:09 GMT
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Does the parallel port accept input?  If yes, how do I address it?
My prefered language of addressing it is Microsoft C v5.0 via the
inp() command.  Other languages (BASIC, assembly, ?) are also 
acceptable.

Regarding the serial port, is the IBM serial port enough of a standard
that almost any standard UART chip can speak to it?  Any recommendations?

Answers and suggestions will be most appreciated.  Thank you.


Nat Collins