From: Robert McGovern <robertm@...>
Date: 2003-01-08T18:10:18+09:00
Subject: Re: Windows Serial Port

> The program hangs right here waiting for a read to happen. I know that
> the write is successful because the SD light on my modem blinks. I have
> to kill the cygwin window that ruby is running in in order to kill the program.

Hey, if you are using Cygwin & Cygwin compiled ruby try using the serial 
port package that Armin mentioned:

http://www.ruby-lang.org/raa/list.rhtml?name=ruby-serialport

I've used it at work a few times now and it works like a charm

Rob