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From: roccella@pilot.njin.net (Matthew Roccella)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os9
Subject: what are these files for?
Keywords: os9, /SYS directory, serial port
Message-ID: <Mar.28.13.24.05.1991.2931@pilot.njin.net>
Date: 28 Mar 91 18:24:07 GMT
Organization: NJ InterCampus Network, New Brunswick, N.J.
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Hello,
	I was wondering if somebody out there may help me. I have
bought a copy of OS-9 for my RADIO SHACK TRS-80 COLOR COMPUTER some
time ago. In the SYS directory of my BASIC09 diskette, there are the
files: "stdpats" and "stdptrs." I don't know what these files are for.
The manual, as far as I know, does not mention them All it says is
that "stdpats" contains some kind of "fill" patterns, but it does not
say how to use them.
	Also, I am trying to write a simple communications program.
However, I need to know how to access the built-in serial under OS-9.
If I am writing the program in BASIC09, do I just open a path to the
port and use the SYSCALL I$READ and I$WRITE to communicate with the
modem. I noticed that the /T1 driver does not support two-way
communication through the built-in serial port.
	If anyone has any info they can lend me, please pass it along.

							Matthew
Roccella

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