Xref: news2.mv.net comp.os.msdos.djgpp:8152 From: Stephen Laisch Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Serial Port Programming? Date: Sun, 01 Sep 1996 13:25:13 -0700 Organization: XNet - Chicagoland's Regional ISP (630) 983-6064 Lines: 26 Message-ID: <3229F129.278F@xnet.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: yakumo.xnet.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Samuel Vincent wrote: > > On Fri, 30 Aug 1996, Mohan Khurana wrote: > > > I currently use DJGPP as my DOS compiler and I was wondering if anyone > > had any source for reading/writing to serial and/or parallel ports. > > I'd like to try to write a little chat program that works between two > > computer connected though a serial/parallel cable. I don't know if it > > is possible, but I'd like to try to learn how to do something like > > this. I don't have much experience in lower level programming and the > > only language I know is C, but I thought this might be a good learning > > experience to make a program that allow exchanging data between two > > computers connected by a cable. I would appreciate it if anyone could > > help me get some source on accessing the serial port. > > > > I have searched simtel and x2ftp.oulu.fi and I have had no luck > > finding this. > > > > Thanks for any help. > > For serial port access try SVAsync, available on DJ's web site. > > -Sam would that also go for Parrallel ports? and if so, what is the website for that info?