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SerialPatch V2.000
COPYRIGHT
This program is feedbackware! This means that all rights are
reserved, because I may possibly release future versions as
shareware. But now, you can use SerialPatch without any charge,
the only thing you *HAVE* to do, is to "register".
So I can see which of my programs are used most and can give them
a higher priority in my time-schedule. :-))
WHAT IS IT
This program is for you guys, needing a special "serial.device"
for your multi-serial-card. Some programs do not allow to specify
the device to use for accessing the serial-hardware. This is
"fixed" by SerialPatch. SerialPatch changes Exec's OpenDevice()
to use your device instead of the normal "serial.device". This
won't cost you any CPU-Time and only 40 Byte of memory. :-))
USAGE
In this version, SerialPatch recognizes the following parameters:
NewDevice [PatchOnlyUnit/N] [NewUnit/N]
NewDevice - This is the name of the device, that should be
used instead of the original "serial.device".
This parameter is required!
PatchOnlyUnit - This optinal parameter could be used to tell
SerialPatch to patch only *ONE* specific unit
of the serial.device! Calling SerialPatch with
this parameter set to "1", will make
SerialPatch patching only calls to
"serial.device", unit 1. Other units won't be
touched.
NewUnit - All calls patched calls (see PatchOnlyUnit),
will be sent to this unit!! This parameter is
optinal.
EXAMPLE
Here's an example for better understanding: A friend of mine uses
a serial-board and has his modems connected to unit 0. Under unit
1 another amiga is connected via nomodem. But a game - that had
the capability of playing against each other via modem or nomodem
- always opended serial-device unit 0, which didn't work with the
board.
All you he has to do now, is to call "SerialPatch <my.device> 0
1" and all problems are gone. :-) SerialPatch will look for calls
to serial.device,0 and remap them to <my.device>,1!
You could also have called "SerialPatch <my.device> NewUnit 1",
what would have remapped *ALL* calls to the serial.device to
<my.device>,1.
RESTRICTIONS
Some programs use their own routines to access the
serial-hardware (like PC-Task). Of course the patch won't do
anything with them. Sorry, but there's nothing I can do about
that.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
SerialPatch requires at least Kickstart V37.xxx.
THE AUTHOR
If you have any comments for me or just want to tell me, that you
hate my program, don't hesitate to connect me under one of the
following addresses:
Snail-Mail: Peter Simons E-Mail: simons@peti.GUN.de (Usenet)
Europaring 20 2:242/7.25 (FIDO-Net)
D-5300 Bonn 1
Germany Voice: Tel. 0228 / 746061