I'd like to see this as a proc-style configuration on a new dimension, too. > fd = open("/dev/tty00/nonblock,9600,n8", O_RDWR); Actually, in GW-BASIC 3.22 from MS-DOS 3.30A: 10 OPEN "COM1:9600,8,N,1" AS #1 Why not? -mirabilos -- by telnet - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/