Re: Serial port

"Si Ballenger" <shb*NO*SPAM*@comporium.net> wrote in message
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> I had to do the null modem wiring on my win95/98 mcachines lto
> echo bytes to the com port, but on XP the extra wiring wasn't
> needed.

Most terminal programs allow you to specify what (if any) handshaking you want
to use (even Hyperterminal, the piece of trash MS includes for free with
Windoze) so one can avoid worrying about whether or not a proper null
modem-type cable is needed.



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