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From: bward@scruznet.com (Blake Ward)
Subject: SerialPort Scripting Addition 1.2
There are lots of devices from modems and printers to uninterruptable
power supplies and home automation systems that easily plug into any
serial port to communicate with a computer. Unfortunately, all too
frequently these devices come with Windows or DOS software only.
Until now, if you wanted to communicate with these devices from the
Macintosh, you were stuck writing complicated serial port
communication code in a language like C or C++.
The SerialPort scripting addition makes it possible to send and
recieve data over the serial port from AppleScript using very easy to
write scripts. This shareware scripting addition comes with a
comprehensive manual, several sample scripts, and glue code for using
it from Frontier. The SerialPort scripting addition supports all of
the communication settings (baud rate, handshaking, etc.) and any
Macintosh serial port (including add-in cards).
For more information on the SerialPort scripting addition and our
other shareware products, please visit our web site:
http://www.seracsoftware.com/
This release adds another command to check to see how much data is
waiting to be sent. It also updates the user's manual and updates
the contact info.