In a message to Ken Scott , Jerry McBride writes:

 JM> Thanks for the message. I am assuming that VX-rexx offers more
 JM> funtionality  than what I have from os2's version of rexx. What I am 
 JM> looking for is, good serial I/O support. I love writing in  rexx, it's
 JM> far more understandable to me than C or C++, as  I have a great deal
 JM> of qbasic/pds background that I can't  shake! :') I've tried like the
 JM> dickens to "get the hang" of  CA-Realizer, but the fact
that is was a
 JM> "PM only" language  really turned me off.
 JM> 
 JM> Anyway, am I right about VX-Rexx? In that is handles serial  I/O to
 JM> some degree?

VX-Rexx does not have any serial I/O calls built in.  There is a Rexx DLL
(with source code) called RXASYNC.ZIP.  It has a bunch of rexx async i/o
calls.  It is also public domain (free).  I haven't used it, but the
description looks pretty good.  If you want a copy, contact me at
rjsuntag{at}attmail.com).

If you want to reach the author:
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         Snail mail          Ian Timms,
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                             Footscray, Victoria,
                             Australia, 3011


Rick
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