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to: Charles Gaefke
from: Daniel Lynes
date: 1996-07-12 22:59:40
subject: COMM routines

Hello Charles!

12 Jul 96 00:00, Charles Gaefke wrote to All:

 CG>     First off, I've heard that native OS/2 software does not need
 CG> a fossil driver.. is this true?  Either way, where can I find

Yes.

 CG> info on how to A) make my own routines and/or B) use fossil
 CG> routines?  Thanks!

Well, as you cannot use, and do not need to use a fossil driver under OS/2, you
use the API functions...same as Windoze.  You use the normal file i/o API
functions, combined with the asynchronous serial device IOCtl functions.

Daniel

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