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From: dma+@andrew.cmu.edu (David Andersen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: PS/2 com
Message-ID: <IWEOCby00WA5ZY00U1@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: 18 Mar 88 22:24:39 GMT
Organization: Carnegie Mellon University
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I'm trying to use a Mac/SE as a dumb terminal off the COM1 port of a PS/2-50 -
need to attach an extra terminal in order to use MS Windows SYMDEB.

I'm running a terminal emulator (Free Term) on the Mac - if I run a terminal
emulator on the PS/2 (MS Windows Terminal) both machines talk to each other
with no problems - so the hardware connection is ok.

However, I've been unable to get SYMDEB, or anything but the terminal emulator
to talk to the com port - for example the following doesn't work:

mode com1:12,n,8,1  (1200 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit - which is
the correct configuration).
                               (naturally, I've tried juggling "mode"
parameters).
type gork.c >com1    (dies with usual abort/retry/ignore message)

I strongly suspect that the terminal emulator is initializing something that
the MS-DOS 3.30 "mode" command doesn't, but I've no idea what, or how to get
around it.

Suggestions?