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From: thad@public.BTR.COM (Thaddeus P. Floryan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re: ASCII code for BREAK ???
Message-ID: <1827@public.BTR.COM>
Date: 19 Feb 91 02:55:49 GMT
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In article <drues.666917751@pv320a.vincent.iastate.edu> drues@iastate.edu writes:
>Can anyone tell me what ASCII code for "BREAK" is???
>I can't find it in ASCII table I have.


There is NO code for ``BREAK'' since it is not a character but, instead, a
continuous (typically 100 to 300 mS) "condition" on the line.

Some OLD software I've seen would attempt to simulate a BREAK by setting the
baud temporarily to, say, 50, then sending an ASCII ``NULL'' char, but that
is a kludge.

Thad Floryan [ thad@btr.com (OR) {decwrl, mips, fernwood}!btr!thad ]