[comp.sys.amiga.tech] Serial Port woes

dbl@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu (David Lawson) (02/11/90)

Netfolk,

     I am currently hip deep in a data communications project
here at school.  I have been (forgive me please) writing my
project on a clone and now need to port it to my amiga.  Problem
is I can't get the infernal serial device to do anything. 
I set it up as per RKM and send some stuff to my modem that
ought to make it take the phone off hook and dial.  No dice.
The lights flash a bit but nothing else.  The serial line seems
to work for everything else (VT100, VLT, etc.) but not for me
so I assume everything is as functional as it normally is. 

Questions:

   Basically, does anyone have some SIMPLE examples of driving
the serial port?  All I need is to be able to put and get
a single character at a time and test for availability.  I
have tried to hack apart some Comm packages to get a clue but
they were of little help.

   Does anyone know where I can FTP some helpful source code?
This serial port stuff is getting to be a real drag and I'm
beginning to sweat profusely over finishing this project on
the amiga.  Some one save me from the PC arrrggggh ;)

    Thanks in advance

	Dave Lawson
	dbl@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu

	Amiga owner since 1986, and proud of it!