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From: carterp@deakin.OZ.AU (Phil Carter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Communications & mouse into one serial port
Message-ID: <1264@sol.deakin.OZ.AU>
Date: 10 Apr 91 02:11:28 GMT
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I have a PC with one serial port which I use for both communications
and the mouse (obviously not both at the same time).

Whenever I need to switch from communications to the mouse, or vice versa,
I have to switch off the PC, swap cables to the serial port and reboot.

QUESTION.  Is there any way of avoiding the reboot? Is there any software
that might help?

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