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From: taylorj@yvax.byu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: Re: Serial port support
Message-ID: <1874taylorj@yvax.byu.edu>
Date: 10 Dec 90 22:43:02 GMT
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There are a number of options for serial communications in HyperCard:

1) Get Apple's HyperCard Serial Toolkit.  This provides a complete set of
XCMD's for serial communication.  It also includes a sample BBS stack.

APDA (Apple Programmers & Developers Association)
Apple Computer, Inc.
20525 Mariani Avenue, MS:33G
Cupertino, CA  95014
(408) 562-3910, (800) 282-2732, (800) 637-0029 Canada
HyperCard Serial Communications Toolkit 2.6, $20
Free for non-commercial use.  Commercial use requires $50/year license fee.


2) Get Steve Drazga's Developer Stack.  It contains rudimentary XCMD's for
reading and writing to the serial ports.  Available from AnalytX for $10, or
from many public domain/shareware sources.

AnalytX
4650 White Rock Circle, Suite 1
Boulder, CO  80301
(303) 530-5126


3) Get the Dartmouth XCMD stack, written in part by the great Kevin Calhoun.
It has a good set of serial interface XCMD's.  Available from many public
domain/shareware sources.  Free for non-commercial use.

INTERNET or BITNET:  Roger.W.Brown@Dartmouth.edu
Roger Brown
Kiewit Computation Center
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH 03755


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

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Jim Taylor
Microcomputer Support for Curriculum  |
Brigham Young University              |  Bitnet: taylorj@byuvax.bitnet
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