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From: han@Apple.COM (Byron Han)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Serial ports
Keywords: serial chooser
Message-ID: <50812@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 26 Mar 91 18:51:29 GMT
References: <856@adimail.UUCP>
Organization: Apple R&D - Networking & Communications
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In article <856@adimail.UUCP> tel@adimail.UUCP (Terry Monks) writes:
>Well I can...but the Chooser doesn't know about the card - because it is not
>aware of the Communications Toolbox?

The problem is that the printer drivers need to be made aware of the
Comm Rsrc Mgr list of serial ports.

> And Farallon tells me that it is impossible
>to have the MacRecorder software be aware of any other port. This I frankly
>disbelieve, but the telephone contact was not a programmer. He claimed that
>the Communications Toolbox was so buggy they did not want to use it!

I cannot comment on Farallon's (inaccurate) statement except that there are
hundreds and hundreds of developers worldwide using the CommToolbox.

I will pass your comments on to the printshop.  Thanks for your input.
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