[comp.sys.next] Serial Port Programming

verma@wucs1.wustl.edu (Mohit Verma) (04/18/91)

        I have been trying to use the serial ports, but I am having a lot
of trouble with sending and receiving data.  I  am trying to connect a 
Visual Display Unit thru the Serial Port, but it does seem to be responding
I can send 2 bytes of data to ring a bell in the Visual Display Unit but
it does not seem to be doing anything else.
        I have checked the cables, and tried everything I can think of!
                    Has anyone done a similar thing?
                                      I would appreciate any help.
                                           Thanks,
                                                   Mohit
e-mail: verma@wucs1.wustl.edu

hardy@golem.ps.uci.edu (Meinhard E. Mayer (Hardy)) (04/18/91)

Yes -- I have had, particularly printing via the serial port, as well
as running applications from SoftPC.  
I am told that this should be fixed in release 2.1 -- hope that NeXT
ships them soon -- else they will put SoftPC out of business!

Greetings,
Hardy 
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