Peter
This is not actually correct - Hardware access is quite free under 95 and as
such DOS apps that talk to metal directly still (normally) work fine -
always exceptions of course. NT is another story :-)
Paul Lowman
software/hardware developer
Lowman Consulting
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From: Peter Harrison IT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of list offtopic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, 23 April 1999 10:21
Subject: RE: [DUG-OFFTOPIC]: Serial Port Communications - Help needed !
>Is this the first time you have used 95 for this app? DOS Apps can't
>directly access the com ports under 95, or NT. Some DOS apps are ok
>assuming you communicate via the DOS supported interupts, but if you
>directly access the ports using low level port io, youre out of luck.
>
>Perhaps the old COM version used a different way to access the com port-
>ie via DOS interupts rather than direct access?
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