TurboCom and Windows

Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q80395
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

Pacific Commware's TurboCom is an advanced serial port communications driver for Microsoft Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

TurboCom provides software support for 16550-style UARTs for Windows-based applications, and provides MS-DOS-based applications access to the 16550's features when the MS-DOS-based applications are run with Windows.

TurboCom provides these benefits in all modes of Windows. In addition, TurboCom supports bit rates as high as 57.6 kilobits per seconds (Kbps), and provides support for COM3 and COM4 on ISA bus computers, enabling the sharing of hardware interrupts IRQ3 and IRQ4.

For additional information, contact Pacific Commware.

The product included here is manufactured by Pacific Commware, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.


KBCategory: kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: win30 win31 wincomm
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00a 3.0 3.0a 3.1 3.10 3RDPARTY
turbo com serial bioengineering bio engineering 3.11



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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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