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From: vail@tegra.COM (Johnathan Vail)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: Casio BOSS - Using as a Terminal
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Date: 28 Mar 91 15:16:00 GMT
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In-reply-to: cleveland@gold.gvg.tek.com's message of 27 Mar 91 22:17:57 GMT


In article <2100@gold.gvg.tek.com> cleveland@gold.gvg.tek.com (cleveland) writes:

   If have seen some references in posting to the use
   of the Casio BOSS as a terminal. Would someone
   please inform us as to how this is done?

   What does one do to the BOSS to put it in terminal mode?
   Baud rate, parity, etc.?


I have had a BOSS for over a year now and although I like it quite a
bit as far as I know there is no way to use it as a terminal.  There
is a RS-232 interface for it but that is for uploading and downloading
to it.  If there is a way to use it as a terminal it is not documented
anywhere.

The data transfer protocol is similar to Intel Hex code and requires
some hand shaking to work.  You cannot even "dump" data with it
without special software at the other end.

If someone proves me wrong it would make a neat little terminal...

jv


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