Short:     Serial I/O functions that time-out. Source included.
Author:    Jim Steichen (jimbot@frontiernet.net)
Uploader:  Jim Steichen (jimbot@frontiernet.net)
Type:      dev/src
Version:   2.0
Requires:  C-Compiler of some sort.

This is a collection of functions that control the
Amiga Serial device fully.  They differ from most
other functions in that they time-out if there is
no response from the PC that's connected at the
other end of the serial cable.

The object file (TimedSerialPPC.o) was produced by 
gcc V2.95 (see enclosed MakeFile) on an AmigaOne under OS4.0.

The object file (TimedSerial.o) was produced by 
SAS-C V6.58 (see enclosed SMakeFile) on an A4000T under OS3.9.
 
See the enclosed AmigaGuide file for documentation
on how the functions work!

HISTORY
    28-Oct-2004 - Added AmigaOS4 & gcc support.
    
    25-Dec-2002 - Added a boolean flag to each function that
                  uses the timer in order to control whether
                  the timer uses microseconds or seconds.
                  Also modified the TranslateErrorNumber
                  function to return a string with incorrect
                  error number values (V2.0).

    28-Sep-2000 - Added the serName parameter to the OpenSerial()
                  function (V1.1). 

    30-Dec-1998 - Added GetErrNum() & GetSerialStatus() (V1.0)

    06-Nov-1996 - Created.

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[generic]                  684    1373  49.8% -lh5- db66 Oct 28  2004 TimedSerial.readme
[generic]                 2625   11668  22.5% -lh5- 75ab Oct 28  2004 TimedSerial.guide
[generic]                 2300    2924  78.7% -lh5- cb78 Dec 26  2002 TimedSerial.guide.info
[generic]                 5833   36538  16.0% -lh5- 239a Oct 28  2004 TimedSerial.c
[generic]                 1039    3418  30.4% -lh5- 0b00 Oct 28  2004 TimedSerial.h
[generic]                 7841   33092  23.7% -lh5- 46c3 Oct 28  2004 TimedSerialPPC.o
[generic]                 3172    7052  45.0% -lh5- 84ec Oct 28  2004 TimedSerial.o
[generic]                10195   22532  45.2% -lh5- 5ac1 Dec 28  2002 TimedSerialD.o
[generic]                20619   62976  32.7% -lh5- 8a99 Oct 28  2004 TimedSerialPPCDbg.o
[generic]                  475    2160  22.0% -lh5- 04a7 Oct 28  2004 MakeFile
[generic]                  362     970  37.3% -lh5- 9115 Oct 28  2004 SMakeFile
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 Total        11 files   55145  184703  29.9%            Feb 16  2005