INT 0C C - IRQ4 - SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS (COM1) Desc: automatically asserted by the UART(Universal Asyncronous Receiver/Transmitter) A peripheral device which converts a sequence of bytes into a serial bit stream at a programmable rate, and vice versa. This device is what makes an RS-232 serial port function. See also USART. when COM1 needs attention, if the UART(Universal Asyncronous Receiver/Transmitter) A peripheral device which converts a sequence of bytes into a serial bit stream at a programmable rate, and vice versa. This device is what makes an RS-232 serial port function. See also USART. has been programmed to generate interrupts BUG: this vector is modified but not restored by Direct Access v4.0, and may be left dangling by other programs written with the same version of compiled BASIC(Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) A programming language originally designed as a means of teaching FORTRAN. There are many variations of BASIC with differing capabilities; the majority are interpreted but compiled BASIC is becoming more popular. All genuine IBMInternational Busiuness Machines personal computers (including the latest PS/2IBM PS/2, any model models) come equipped with a cassette-based BASIC interpreter in ROM. Notes: on many PCIBM PC's, COM3 shares this interrupt may be masked by setting bit 4 on I/O port 21h DOS 3.3+ revectors IRQ4 to a stack-switching routine unless STACKS=0 has been set in CONFIG.SYS. MS/PC-DOS use the IBMInternational Busiuness MachinesInternational Busiuness Machines) A hardware, software and other service technology company founded in 1911. Interrupt Sharing Protocol (see #02568) when hooking this IRQ(Interrupt ReQuest) A hardware line connected to the interrupt controller chip which signals that a CPU interrupt should be generated. SeeAlso: INT 0B"COM2",INT 54"DESQview",INT 5C"DoubleDOS",INT 7C"GO32"