Xref: utzoo comp.sys.ibm.pc:27276 comp.windows.ms:446 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uflorida!beach.cis.ufl.edu!kis From: kis@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Kris Iskandar) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,fa.info-ibmpc,comp.windows.ms Subject: How to access multiport on DOS? Keywords: multiport, RS-232, window/386, Turbo C Message-ID: <20053@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> Date: 11 Apr 89 18:15:50 GMT Sender: news@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU Reply-To: kis@beach.cis.ufl.edu () Organization: UF CIS Department Lines: 16 I need some info on how to access many (up to 8) serial ports under DOS. I am working on a 386 system with DOS 3.3 and MS-Window/386. Can somebody please direct me to the right resources (programs, references, etc)? I am programming in Turbo C Professional. I know that communication programs such as Procomm allows you to access up to 8 COM ports. How do they do this? Do you need special hardware for it? All info are appreciated. Thanks in advance for your suggestion. -- |-^-~--v^v--^^~v~---^-- Kris Iskandar ---^-~~v^-v^---~--v^v^-~v^---~~v^^---- Electrical Engineering Dept. | INTERNET: kis@beach.cis.ufl.edu University of Florida | BITNET : iskand@ufeng Gainesville, FL 32611, U.S.A.| UUCP: ...gatech!uflorida!beach.cis.ufl.edu!kis