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- From: gerry@bluemoon.use.com (Gerard M. Foley)
- Subject: COM3 and IRQ5
- Message-ID: <L2s3VB1w165w@bluemoon.use.com>
- Sender: bbs@bluemoon.use.com (BBS Login)
- Organization: Blue Moon BBS ((614) 868-998[024])
- Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 05:16:08 EST
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- I find that my terminal program QModem 4.2 appears to have COM3 and
- IRQ5 selected. The manual for the modem refers only to the standard
- assignments of IRQ4 to COM1 and COM3 and IRQ3 to COM2 and COM4. It has a
- diagram showing a jumper to select the IRQ which appears to have four
- possible positions, but does not identify the significance of the four
- positions. I do not want to pull the card to find out if there is any
- informative marking on the board itself and where to jumper is currently
- set.
-
- If anyone can post a simple explanation of IRQ's and serial ports, I
- for one will appreciate it.
-
-
- gerry@bluemoon.rn My amateur radio callsign is K8EF, and my
- packet radio address is K8EF@W8CQK.OH.USA.NA
-