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1.1     ! root        1: Sample: Communications API Function Demonstration
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        !             3: Summary:
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        !             5: The COMM sample application is designed to demonstrate the
        !             6: basics of using the Win32 communications API functions while
        !             7: maintaining a common code base with Win16 code.
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        !             9: More Information:
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        !            11: The COMM program performs communications using the Windows
        !            12: functions OpenFile, ReadFile, SetCommState, SetCommMask,
        !            13: WaitCommEvent, WriteFile and CloseFile.
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        !            15: This sample creates a background thread to watch for COMM
        !            16: receiver events and posts a notification message to the main
        !            17: terminal window.  Foreground character processing is written
        !            18: to the communications port.
        !            19: 
        !            20: Simple TTY character translation is performed and a screen
        !            21: buffer is implemented for use as the I/O window.
        !            22: 
        !            23: Overlapped file I/O techniques are demonstrated.
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        !            25: How To Use:
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        !            27: The baud rate, data bits, stop bits, parity, port, RTS/CTS
        !            28: handshaking, DTR/DSR handshaking, and XON/XOFF handshaking
        !            29: can be changed under the Settings menu item.
        !            30: 
        !            31: Once the communications settings are setup, the Action menu
        !            32: item can be selected to connect or disconnect the TTY
        !            33: program.
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