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From: rafetmad@oxy.edu (David Ronald Giller)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer
Subject: AUX
Message-ID: <141353@tiger.oxy.edu>
Date: 3 Feb 91 22:43:56 GMT
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Actually, the AUX is supposed to be a serial text device.  It is one of the
five standard streams taken from UNIX, and is supposed to be redirectible.
the thing is, I have never (except for writing a device driver to take over DOS'
(mis)handling of the device) been able to get it to go to anything other than
com1:.	Big problem.  My modem is on Com1:.  My serial terminal is on Com2:.
Any help?

Also, Is anyone else out there using a modem on Com1: with the debugging version
of windows?  I have noticed a strange thing when you use this setup.  Windows
debug *ALWAYS* (without fail) sets my modem to auto answer whenever it starts
up.  This is VERY ANNOYING.  It means that I must physically disconnect the
modem whenever I am not using it, or it will answer the phone for me.  Nice of
it, but its squeal is not as polite as I would like from an answering machine...

-Dave

David Giller ----- (rafetmad@oxy.edu) or (dgiller@oxy.edu) ------------ Box 134
"Some of us wake up -- others roll over."		     Occidental College
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