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From: dmm0t@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU (Dave Meyer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: modem programming in BASIC
Message-ID: <1991Jun18.175638.8957@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
Date: 18 Jun 91 17:56:38 GMT
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I'm trying to write a string to my modem in BASIC, but when
I try to open the COM port I get device timeouts.  I'm using
OPEN "COM1:9600,n,8,1" as #1
to get these timeouts.  I vaguely remember reading about this,
and there was a very simple solution to the problem.  Sadly,
I don't remember what it was.

Does anyone happen to remember how to open a COM port with
a modem attached?  If it matters, I have a USR HST 9600.

		Thanks,
				Dave
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David M. Meyer                                   | dmm0t@virginia.edu
Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | (804) 924-7926
University of Virginia                           |