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From: jbreeden@netcom.UUCP (John Breeden)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: INT14/COM1 redirection with FTP/TRW PC/TCP
Message-ID: <18873@netcom.UUCP>
Date: 15 Dec 90 15:37:36 GMT
References: <9012141949.AA23788@nmdsc20.nmdsc.nnmc.navy.mil>
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In article <9012141949.AA23788@nmdsc20.nmdsc.nnmc.navy.mil> dsc3rjs@NMDSC20.NMDSC.NNMC.NAVY.MIL (Bob Stratton) writes:
>
>Has anyone written a "COM1 to INT14 Redirector"????? Is it at the BIOS level
>or does it try to grab H/W accesses to the serial port? Am I spinning my 
>wheels?
>

A few years ago I saw a product from a company (in Southern California as I
recall) that made a hardware product (card) that looked like a COM port to
an application but re-directed it out as an INT14 call (it cost $100 single
quantity two years ago).

They make/made async servers based on INT14 and IBM's ASC. I just can't recall
the company's name. This might joggle someone's mind. Sorry I can't offer
more - I'll check my files at work (brown boxes under desk).

-- 
 John Robert Breeden, 
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