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Re: GBBS Question
- Subject: Re: GBBS Question
- From: !smentzer@pacbell.net (Steve Mentzer)
- Date: 1999/12/14
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: Organization? What's that?
- References: <iaS44.141$NI6.6287@laxnws02.socal.rr.com> <833eqo$e6i$1@holly.prod.itd.earthlink.net> <38568916.5004399@news>
>
>On 13 Dec 1999 18:44:40 GMT, !smentzer@pacbell.net (Steve Mentzer)
>wrote:
>
>>It has been a really long time, but I think that with v1.3j, it was patched
to
>>use the IIgs serial port. If I remember correctly, the IIgs serial port is
not
>>compatible with any prior serial port hardware.
>
>The IIgs serial port is compatible with software written for prior
>serial port hardware as long as the software uses the firmware
>interface. If it accesses the prior hardware directly, then it won't
>work on a IIgs.
>
I believe GBBS used special "high performance" hardware drivers for each type
of serial port. I could be wrong, but I distinctly remember something of the
sort..
smentzer@pacbell.net