A serial port (UART) library for DOS written back in the days when 16-bit systems were still a going concern and far pointers were a thing.
I'm putting it on Github because I still think it's way cool, and who knows... Perhaps someone, somewhere, is in dire need of a serial library for DOS (I've needed it from time to time to deal with some DOS based embedded piece of crap).
Supports simultaneous communication over up to 4 serial ports.
Have a look at term.c for an example of how to use it.
Good question! It was built to compile under Borland C++ 3 and whatever Microsoft compiler happened to be current at the time. It conforms to ANSI C (1989) and it doesn't do anything too crazy, so it shouldn't be too bad in a more modern compiler. Have a go and let me know how it works!
Copyright 1998 Karl Stenerud
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