Thanks mates. Eric
On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 4:41 AM, Michael B. Brutman <mbbrut...@brutman.com> wrote: > > I had seen the original suggestion to use CTTY to redirect the console > to a serial port but > > I had seen the original question on how to redirect DOS to use the > serial port and I probably should have chipped in then, but now you know > the limitations of CTTY. > > CTTY to a serial port only works for programs that use the DOS system > calls to generate output and read from the keyboard. It doesn't work > for anything that uses BIOS calls or directly manipulates video memory. > It might be able to handle Ctrl-C correctly but it definitely can't > handle Ctrl-Break. In short, it is very limited. > > Programs that use ANSI escape codes to paint and manipulate the screen > will work in theory, but there are very few of these. Some of the early > versions of the Norton Utilities can use ANSI instead of direct screen > writes, but this technique did not catch on because it is very slow > compared to "normal" BIOS calls or direct manipulation of the screen. > > > Mike > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Colocation vs. Managed Hosting > A question and answer guide to determining the best fit > for your organization - today and in the future. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question and answer guide to determining the best fit for your organization - today and in the future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/internap-sfd2d _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
