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From: colin@motto.UUCP (Colin Chisholm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech,comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: AUX: terminal on Amiga Serial Port
Keywords: serial,terminal
Message-ID: <347@motto.UUCP>
Date: 7 Feb 91 20:10:41 GMT
Reply-To: colin@motto.UUCP (Colin Chisholm)
Organization: Motorola Canada Ltd., Communications Division
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   Hello!

I am trying to run a dumb terminal off of my Amiga 1000 serial port 
using the "NEWSHELL AUX:" command (after mounting the standard AUX:
device). I hooked up my terminal and it worked! I just happened to
set the terminal to the correct parameters (9600 baud, 8 data bits,
no parity). There was no indication in the AmigaDos 1.3 supplements
to indicate that this was the set up. 

I was wondering:

[1] Is there any way to adjust the serial parameters (ie: higher 
baud rate, parity changes, etc)? I am assuming not.

[2] I tried running Manx's VI-like editor Z and got a software 
error: I am assuming that Z wont work properly from an AUX:
terminal. Does anyone know of a decent editor that will work under
such a set up? (mail me the source code for any suitable PD editors
and I will be eternally grateful). 

[3] Are there any alternate PD device handlers I could mount and 
use to replace AUX: that would handle a terminal as I want? (Again, 
if you mailed me the source code...)

In case you're wondering, my primary interest in this set up is to 
have a decent terminal for text editing work (my Amiga monitor 
leaves a little to be desired in that area).

Please email your responses to me at the address below and thanks 
in advance.

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