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Jeff Seale wrote:
For some odd reason, Win95 can't read off my Pro95 but can write to it.
I
have my Pro95 sharing a serial port with my Uniden BC780 via a
Y-connector.
Could that be the issue? Should I be using a switch box to make the
connection instead of the Y-connector? BTW: my PC is an HP Pavilion
running
Windows XP.

Try connecting it directly not thru anything. If thats the case then
coule be your Y-connector or switch box.
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John Medica

Where did you get a serial Y cable from in the first place? Serial is not
intended to be connected to more than one device.

There are exceptions: e.g. Trunker has a special Y cable that allows two
radios to be controlled off different pins from a single serial port; some
Sun workstations have a special Y cable that bring com ports A and B out
from a single DB-9 socket. But note that these are not connecting the same
com port pins to two devices, they are simply separating the pins of a
single DB-9 sockets onto two DB-9s.

The electrics of serial ports do not allow for parallel connections, and
potentially could even damage the devices connected in parallel.

If you want to swap the serial between more than one device, use a switch
box.

Dave S