Charles Gaefke wrote in a message to All:

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

Fossils are, as the name implies, a thing of the past ;) There is no such
thing as an OS/2 Fossil driver, and OS/2 software doesn't need one. 

 CG>  Either way, where can I find info on how to A) make my own 
 CG> routines and/or B) use fossil routines? 

Programming the COM ports is actually very easy under OS/2. Just open the
port with DosOpen (filename 'COMx'), change the parameters with DosDevIOCtl
(category IOCTL_ASYNC), create a send thread and a receive thread, and when
you're done, close the port with DosClose.

All these functions are documented in the Control Program Reference, which
was shipped with your compiler. If it was not, look for PRCP.ZIP on your
local programming boards. 

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