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Subject: pc-based rs232 monitors
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Date: Thu, 16-Oct-86 18:29:28 EDT
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In article <8610130141.AA12497@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> S.PAE@DEEP-THOUGHT.MIT.EDU
(Philip A. Earnhardt) writes:
> My company is interested in getting an RS-232 monitor box. I remember seeing
> some software packages available that do this through a PC.... Any leads?

BLACK BOX sells a software package that might do what you want.  Their
catalog (p.62) says

	IBM PC, XT, or At computers can monitor RS-232 data interfaces
	with BreakOut....  BreakOut enables you to monitor, raise or
	lower interface leads; send messages to the interface; and
	capture and save monitored data to disk.

	Use Breakout on either COM1 or COM2 under PC-DOS 2.00 or
	higher, or MS-DOS 2.11 or higher.

	Requires 360K drive, 128k RAM.

	Order# GC-TD002		$125.00

I have never used this program, so I can't tell you anything about how
well it works.  

Their customer support/information number is (412) 746-5565.  

					Andy Behrens

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