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Re: getting a serial card for the Windows NT machine you sent?




 > From: http://www.tiac.net/~testlab (Brian)
 > Date: Fri  Jan 17,  3:30pm
 >
 > >How would I get a serial card for the Windows NT machine you sent me?  I'll
 > >check to see if it already has a serial card.  If it does, what would I need
 > >to get to have a DE9-pin RS-232 connector?
 > >
 > >Thanks.
 > when you boot up, the screen that tells the type of computer (486) also
 > says the serial ports on the left side of the box.  If there are 3, you have
 > 2 serials and a modem.  If there are 2 there is 1 serial and 1 modem.  Write
 > down the hex numbers - 2E8 etc.  The second serial port would be a 25 pin DB
 > connector (male) not the female connector which is the printer parallel
 > port.  Are you going to use the serial for connecting the 2 comp[uters
 > together?

Well, not exactly.  I obtained a palmtop computer (an HP1000CX) and I'd like to
connect it to my Windows computer.  Once I do this, I can compile things for
the palmtop's 8086-based DOS (DOS 6.0) and just transfer them over...  Actually,
now that I think about it, I won't be able to transfer anyway 'cause I didn't
buy the transfer software!  I guess this is moot.  I guess I'll have to compile
the progs on my Windows computer, write to a floppy, bring it over the Linux
machine, and download it to my palmtop.  Ugh.  I guess what I really need is
ethernet.  I'll look into this.

 > You can't run the modem and the second serial port at the same
 > time.  Any ideas on the JOve problem?  

Yeah, sorry, it's on my todo list.  I'm just swamped currently.
Give me time.








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