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open com function
The reason I put the Peek and Poke statement in originally was because the "open com1" statement by itself was giving me a "device timed out" notice. I hoped that by peeking to the com 1 and then redirecting to com 2 addresses, I could use BIOS to access the port and avoid a...- Dragondark
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- Forum: QBasic
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open com function
It wasnt a slip, what address should I be peeking?- Dragondark
- Post #4
- Forum: QBasic
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open com function
Ooops, posted the old code file. Actually reads: CLS ' define com 2 segment com1 = PEEK(&H402) + 256 * PEEK(&H403) POKE &H402, com2 AND 255 POKE &H403, com2 \ 256 INPUT "what is the cut length in inches (ex. 62.25)"; length INPUT "how many cuts on this piece of stock"...- Dragondark
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- Forum: QBasic
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open com function
I'm trying to establish communication through com port 1 on a motherboard based port. The address for the port has been changed in BIOS to 2f8 because there is only one available serial out on this machine, thank you e-machine :( I am running ms-dos 5.0 on this machine and am using QB ver. 4.5...- Dragondark
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- Forum: QBasic
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Which Qbasic version to use?
What is the latest version of Qbasic I can use with ms-dos 5.0? Will that version support the "open com" function?- Dragondark
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