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From: jfv@cbnewsk.att.com (j.f.van valkenburg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Communications & mouse into one serial port
Summary: shared comm port
Message-ID: <1991Apr12.130903.13304@cbnewsk.att.com>
Date: 12 Apr 91 13:09:03 GMT
References: <1264@sol.deakin.OZ.AU>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Lines: 31

In article <1264@sol.deakin.OZ.AU>, carterp@deakin.OZ.AU (Phil Carter) writes:
> 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?
> 
> --
>   Phil Carter		  Computing Services Centre,   
>   Academic Programmer  	  Deakin University, Warrnambool campus          
>   carterp@deakin.oz.au    Princes Highway,		             
>   Tel: +61 55 618427      Warrnambool 3280,  AUSTRALIA

I share my comm port between two serial printers with a simple A/B switch.
The common RS232 goes to the comm port - I haven't had any problems except 
forgetting to switch to the draft printer from the LQ printer.



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