4 Feb
2016
4 Feb
'16
10:51 a.m.
At 11:08 AM 2/4/2016, Ethan O'Toole wrote:
If you're trying to bitbang the RS232 port to
decode POCSAG or something perhaps.
Not quite - this is not an asynchronous protocol, this is single-purpose software written
decades ago to communicate with highly specialized hardware that is still in use.
If you're trying to use old Windows software in
more modern versions of Windows ...
Nope, these are MS-DOS apps that require access to the UART registers. Anyone who thinks
that MS-DOS is dead and buried doesn't have to work with some of the vintage (but
still in use) technology that I sometimes deal with at work. I am certain that there are
many on this list whose vocations involve decades-old hardware that is still in use.
Dale H. Cook, Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA
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