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comp.os.msdos.programmer FAQ part 3/5
Section - Section 6. Serial ports (COM ports)

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 This section provides information about how to access the serial ports.
 In the future I will be working on adding information about using MS-DOS
 for networking and internet access.

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Ben in Seattle
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Jun 2, 2026 @ 4:16 pm
Another solution is to use a parallel port loopback plug. It makes the PC think there is a printer attached. The benefit of this is it doesn't require anticipating the problem with ANSI.SYS escape sequences nor does it make you wait half an hour for the "Abort, Retry, Ignore?" prompt, as some versions of DOS do.

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Top Document: comp.os.msdos.programmer FAQ part 3/5
Previous Document: - How can I copy files to or from filenames containing date information?
Next Document: - How do I set my machine up to use COM3 and COM4?

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