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From: johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu
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Subject: Re: Serial port support
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Date: 11 Dec 90 02:24:01 GMT
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In article <1874taylorj@yvax.byu.edu>, taylorj@yvax.byu.edu writes...
>There are a number of options for serial communications in HyperCard:

[Jim Taylor provides addresses, phone numbers, and *PRICES* for serial
communications tools for HyperCard users stranded on a desert isle.]

>1) Get Apple's HyperCard Serial Toolkit.  This provides a complete set of
>2) Get Steve Drazga's Developer Stack.  It contains rudimentary XCMD's for
>3) Get the Dartmouth XCMD stack, written in part by the great Kevin Calhoun.

>This is my prepackaged answer to this question.  Any suggestions or
>additional information is gladly welcomed.

Before we have another flood of "look how expensive it is to program the
Macintosh" postings, let me add some non-prepackaged 'additional' information:
all of these tools are available by anonymous ftp at various internet sites.

Try sumex-aim.stanford.edu (internet site 36.44.0.6) in the following 
directories:

/info-mac/card ; /info-mac/card/xcmd ; /info-mac/card/xfcn ; and 
/info-mac/apple/stack

These tools and others are free for non-commercial use (at least).  
Small shareware fees may apply for some of the xcmds in the Developer stack.
All you add is the inspiration.

Bill (johnston@oscar.ccm.udel.edu)
Bill Johnston; 38 Chambers St.; Newark, DE 19711; (302)368-1949