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- COM-OFF DOCUMENTATION
-
- COM1OFF.EXE, COM2OFF.EXE, COM3OFF.EXE, AND COM4OFF.EXE Allow the
- interrupts associated with each of these ports (IRQ4-COM1 & COM3)
- (IRQ5-COM2 & COM4) to be individually disabled without affecting the
- others in order to avoid conflicts between COM ports that share the
- same interrupt. These programs work the same as CLRCOM and RS232OFF
- except that instead of clearing all the ports at once, individual ports
- can have their interrupt disabled.
-
- EXAMPLE: A system has a mouse on COM1, a serial printer on COM2,
- and an internal modem assigned to COM3. COM1 and COM3 share interrupt
- IRQ4 so the mouse port interrupt must be disabled before the modem
- software is run by COM1OFF.EXE. After the modem software usage is
- complete, COM3OFF.EXE is run before the mouse driver is reloaded.
- Meanwhile, COM2 and COM4 are not affected.
-
- DISCLAIMER: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK - We cannot accept responsibility
- for any loss through the use of these programs.
-
- Original research and C source code by: Jim Michener
- Individual compilations by: Geoff Mendenhall
- 2830 Cabot Rd.
- Quincy, IL. 62301