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View Ref-File3.2  The input/output channels of the BIOS                         TOS

The following table is a summary of the channels which are known to 
the BIOS. One should note that further channels can be installed via 
Bconmap.

 Channel  Name    Meaning 
    0     PRT     Parallel port 
    1     AUX     Serial port 
    2     CON     Console (with VT-52-sequences) 
    3     MIDI    MIDI-port 
    4     IKBD    Intelligent Keyboard processor 
    5     RAWCON  Console (without control characters) 
    6     -       ST-compatible serial (Modem-1) 
    7     -       SCC Channel-B (Modem-2) 
    8     -       TT-MFP        (Serial-1) 
    9     -       SCC Channel-A (Serial-2) 

Note: Output via Channel-5 (RAWCON) can be deutlich faster than via 
Channel-2 (CON), as the control sequences do not have to be evaluated. 
A further advantage arising from this is a greater supply of 
characters.

See Also:
Bconin   Bconout   Bconstat   Bcostat   Directory U:DEV