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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: open.n,v 1.2 1998/09/14 18:39:54 stanton Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: open.n,v 1.3 1999/04/15 22:38:46 stanton Exp $ '\" .so man.macros .TH open n 7.6 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" @@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ no interactions between command pipelines and the console. .TP \fBMacintosh\fR . -Opening a serial port is not currently implemented under Macintosh. +Access to the serial port is not accomplished through magic cookies passed +to the \fIopen\fR command on the Macintosh. Instead, you can use Sean Wood's +(yoda@drexel.edu) \fIDevice\fR extension for the same purpose. .sp Opening a command pipeline is not supported under Macintosh, since applications do not support the concept of standard input or output. |