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- From: udo@umunk.GUN.de (Udo Munk)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.coherent
- Subject: Re: a question about serial cards and other hardware stuff
- Message-ID: <9208175007@umunk.GUN.de>
- Date: 18 Aug 92 21:32:35 GMT
- References: <1992Aug14.094257.12697@phillip.edu.au>
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- t9114145@phillip.edu.au () writes:
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- : A further question; If I buy a two-port serial card and set jumpers for
- : COM3 and COM4, will Coherent let me plug in modems/other devices automagically,
- : or do I need to mess about with software too? The cards sell for about $39,
- : so it's a cheap solution. I want to use extra terminals and a modem, and
- : keep a mouse plugged in too.
-
- No problem, I'm using two boards with two serial ports each in my system.
- I've connected my mouse to com1 and my modem to com2 because I want to
- use this devices sometimes under DOS. My terminal is connected to com3,
- and it works automatically after an entry in /etc/ttys and enableing it.
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