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From: aaron@madnix.UUCP (Aaron Avery)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Serial Ports
Message-ID: <431@madnix.UUCP>
Date: 29 Jan 89 08:39:25 GMT
References: <171@algedi.UUCP> <4092@omepd.UUCP> <00BeJ17XgK1010Vrxr6@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com>
Reply-To: aaron@madnix.UUCP (Aaron Avery)
Organization: ASDG Incorporated
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In article <00BeJ17XgK1010Vrxr6@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com> kim@uts.amdahl.com (Kim DeVaughn) writes:
>In article <4092@omepd.UUCP>, hah@inteloa.intel.com (Hans A. Hansen) writes:
>> NES Inc., the people who brought out the A2000 Proto Board that also plugs
>> into the PC-AT connectors, have designed an 8 Port Serial Board for the
>> A2000 and it is in layout as I write this.
>
>Great!!!  It is about time *someone* came out with what people have been
>asking for for 18 months or better!

I fully agree! That's why we decided to come out with serial ports recently,
and we're shipping now! NES stated that they're expecting a June release.
 
>Have you defined the s/w interface (programmer's model) in sufficient
>detail to tell people how to get to the ports and or program them.  If

Marco Papa has implemented his multi-serial support in the new A-Talk III by
allowing the user to specify the device name and unit number to use when opening
up a serial port. This is very easy for the programmer to do, and Bryce at
Commodore has stated approval of this method at this time.
Our software interface is compatible with the standard amiga serial.device,
and I expect others to do the same, since we already have a standard for
the machine, and this allows all present programs to work with very minor
modifications.
 
-- 
Aaron Avery, ASDG Inc.         "A mime is a terrible thing to waste."
                                                             -- Robin Williams
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