From: Mark Firestone <nedry@...>
Date: 2003-01-07T20:36:12+09:00
Subject: Re: WIN32 Serial Port

Windows NT/2000/XP all insist that you use the Windows API to access 
devices like that.  I bet that Ruby is trying to use BIOS to do it.  It's 
all part of the Windows "security" model... funny, they didn't get any of 
the other security right, but they sure broke loads of legacy apps... 
(Including mine.  bastards!)

Take Care,

Mark

At 06:26 07/01/2003 +0900, you wrote:

>Should have tested this before I sent it to the list.  It doesn't seem
>to work under WinXP ... not sure why, though.
>
>-- Dossy
>
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>Dossy Shiobara                       mail: dossy@panoptic.com
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>     folly -- then you can let go and quickly move on." (p. 70)