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From: Bernie Gardner <bernie.gardner@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Com port question
Date: 17 Nov 2002 13:10:41 -0500
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On Sun, 2002-11-17 at 11:33, Ged Haywood wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> > You can always try to use a direct access to the com ports
> > (bypassing an emulation) but it is not something that is recommended
> > for the real use.  Try setting $_hogthreshold to 0, maybe that will
> > help a bit.
> 
> Unless you can get the source for the program and recompile it for
> Linux, I think direct access is the best way to go in this case.
> 
> 73,
> Ged.
> 
> 

Thanks to you and Stas Sergeev for the thoughts. I am using dosemu
version 1.0.2.0 on SuSE 8.1 if it matters.  It's possible if I have to
ask I shouldn't do it, but can you give me a hint how to set up for
direct access to the serial port?

Thanks and 73,

Bernie
w1az@arrl.net