First, you can not attach 2 different devices to the same serial port even
though you have a switch. This is because the window system often boot up
with at least one driver using that port. You can set it up each time when
you switch device, but it is very complicated and in many case, it still
does not work unless you reboot the system with your new setting.

You can connect your modem to one serial port and the synthesizer to
another if you do not use serial mouse. I had same problem before because
I had a serial mouse. So I began to use Elequent with soundcard.

Ren


On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Lee A Beaty wrote:

>         Hello.
>
> I wonder if anyone could suggest a solution for this situation.
>
> You want to use a serial Dectalk which is connected to your only serial
> port.
> But you also want to connect your modem to to same port.
>
> I have a switch box, but with it you have to choose either the modem
> (without speech) or Dec (without the modem).
>
> Anyideas?
>
> I hope the solution is not to buy  an internal modem.
>
> Thanks for your ideas,
>
> Lee
>
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