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From: perry@madnix.UUCP (Perry Kivolowitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 2400zi not Hayes compatible?   :-(
Message-ID: <1098@madnix.UUCP>
Date: 1 Feb 90 05:59:56 GMT
References: <90027.142123JKT100@PSUVM.BITNET> <22546@usc.edu>
Reply-To: perry@madnix.UUCP (Perry Kivolowitz)
Organization: ASDG Incorporated
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In article <22546@usc.edu> papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
$The deal is that Handshake does NOT use the serial.device, but talks to the 
$CIA ports directly.  Therefore there is NO way to change the serial.device
$strings in the programs to modem0.device.  All programs that allow you
$to change the "name" of the serial device (such as A-Talk III) will 
$work with the Supra 2400zi with no modifications needed.  All programs that
$use the serial.device can be "zapped" to change the approriate strings so
$that they also can work with the supra 2400zi (and other serial boards such as
$the ASDG's Dual Serial Board, a board we HIGHLY recommend).  Programs that
$taslk to the serial CIA registers directly will not work with ANY multi-serial
$card or a modem card.  Handshake was supposed to be modified to support 
$multi-serial cards, but I have not seen such a version.

Marco, 

No version of HandShake that I know of bangs on the CIA's directly. If
HandShake doesn't work with the Supra 2400Zi it is because they didn't
do something quite right. 

After all, why would it work with the DSB (which it does) if it banged
on the CIA's directly?

pk


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