Yes, you should be able to do that, but you ned a fairly good computer 
for that.  I have an old laptop that runs dos and I compiled the gwbasic 
program so it runs a bit quicker.  I hav eall kinds of key commands 
built in.  for example, if I want to keep checkking a reading, in the 
keyboard mode, you have to keep typing the command, in this case
mtr1?
I have a function key defined that takes me to a subroutine that asks me 
how often I want the reading, how many seconds.  After I enter say 3 
seconds, the program sends this command to my service monitor every 
three seconds so I can get a hands off reading.
73s
Butch Bussen
wa0vjr

On Tue, 30 Sep 2008, 
Colin McDonald wrote:

> ah ok.
> Could a person use the built in terminal program in windows to send commands
> and receive data?
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
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> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:08 PM
> Subject: Re: a couple of TW1 questions
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>>
>> Not sure, but my bird is old and does not.  My ifr service monitor has a
>> serial port, but you need to send it commands so you need something with a
>> terminal program of some sore.  I have a braille lite, but don't have the
>> terminal program for it, wish I did.  I use an old laptop and I have
>> written a program in gwbasic that I use to take various readings on my ifr
>> 1200 service monitor.
>> 73s
>> Butch Bussen
>> wa0vjr
>>
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