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From: elt@entire.UUCP (Edward L. Taychert)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.smalltalk
Subject: Re: ST/V 286
Summary: RTFM!
Keywords: DOS COM1 C-lang
Message-ID: <3328@entire.UUCP>
Date: 7 Mar 89 14:38:38 GMT
References: <659@utacs.UTA.FI>
Organization: Entire Inc, East Rochester, NY
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In article <659@utacs.UTA.FI>, hmjl@utacs.UTA.FI (Harri L{nsipuro) writes:

> 	Is it possible to use DOS-programs from ST/V 286 system,
> 	f.ex. print (filename) ??
  
The index of my manual gives entries on pp 216-219, 288-289, and 500
for running dos programs and shells. Printing a file, however, 
can be done with the disk browser.


> 	How can I use communication ports f.ex. com1 ?
  
  I found inByteFromPort: with the Class hierarchy broswer.
  Its complement, outByte:toPort is documented on page 372.
  I wouldn't plan anything to complicated, the old
  `comm package' was a dog and one of the few things not tossed
  into the 286 version.
  BTW: The methods take I/O addresses. You'll have to find out
  what address com1 is on your system.



> 	How can I use C-programs I've made....

  ( How could anyone? :-) Depends what you mean by `use'.
  Its very unlikely you can get them to interact with STV objects
  in anything but the coarsest fashion. (Like reading and writing 
  data files.)