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01/16/07 06:52
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Responding to: ???'s previous message
You Have PC Questions Not 8051 Questions. This should be in chat.

www.MSDN.com has a great serial port sample in C. What languge are you using.
To enumerate Serial Ports: Open each posible one. Then, check the error code.
The parallel Port is harder. You must get a driver. You can not access it directly. They are out on the web. "Google"
This asumes windows 95 and up.

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doubt about ports            01/01/70 00:00      
   and one more doubt            01/01/70 00:00      
   Programming the PC            01/01/70 00:00      
   Off Topic            01/01/70 00:00      
      Wrong forum            01/01/70 00:00      
   Win ports            01/01/70 00:00      
      Bad practice...            01/01/70 00:00      
         Bad practice            01/01/70 00:00      
            some thoughts            01/01/70 00:00      
   Do not hard-code adresses!            01/01/70 00:00      
   You need to tell us more ...            01/01/70 00:00      
      MS-DOS            01/01/70 00:00      
         why?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Misunderstanding ?            01/01/70 00:00      
               Not quite so            01/01/70 00:00      
               a parallel in '51            01/01/70 00:00      
            Sharing            01/01/70 00:00      
         OK, the sad facts            01/01/70 00:00      
         MS-DOS will allow and do anything the PC can do            01/01/70 00:00      
            ...and the reason is ...            01/01/70 00:00      
               If Windows were truly multi-user/multitasking ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  it's broken            01/01/70 00:00      
               So much for the "Good Old Days"            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Yes, and the ones that worked, worked really well            01/01/70 00:00      
                     The Right one            01/01/70 00:00      

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