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From: u-dmfloy%ug.utah.edu@wasatch.UUCP (Daniel M Floyd)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: spooler for COM port
Keywords: spooler COM
Message-ID: <1272@wasatch.UUCP>
Date: 9 Mar 89 18:54:26 GMT
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In article <17@sherpa.UUCP> rac@sherpa.UUCP (Roger A. Cornelius) writes:
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>A friend of mine is looking for a com spooler/buffer (in software)...

The problem is straight forward. The answer is too. The IMPLEMENTATION
of the answer can be DIFFICULT indeed. (Unless he can gaurantee an average
ouput greater than or equal to the average input, your friend is stuck.
Eventually any buffer would fill up under such circumstances.) The solution
is, of course to either find a device driver like you want, or write one.
The DOS manuals explain device drivers and point how to do it. There is
at least one program that does almost what your friend wants. It's a
program by Arthur Bishop (I think that's the name) and it is sort of
a public domain or share ware type thing. It's half assembly and half
Turbo Pascal. Simple enough to modify; but, it will still take a bit of work
even for an experienced programmer.

Dan Floyd
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