BAJ >>>The ZPL loader is written in Python. It's already cross platform and runs >>>under Windows, Linux, or anything else that runs python and has a serial >>>port. [Rob] >>There is a Python for my platform (PC + OS/2), and my system has serial >>ports, nevertheless I cannot use XWisp or ZPL!!! A platform dependent >>Python extension seems to be required to let it talk to a serial port. >>Please tell me where I can find this extension for OS/2? > [BAJ] > It doesn't seem to exist. But someone has started another project in a > similar vein: http://www.taupro.com/Downloads/pyserial.html Thanks for the pointer! It is pretty old stuff. I don't know if I can (and want) to give it a second chance. Since my search wasn't as good as yours, I wrote my own (OS/2) versions of Xwisp and Zpl in C, so the urge is not so high for me. Regards, Rob. -- Rob Hamerling, Vianen, NL phone +31-347-322822 homepage: http://www.robh.nl/ -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu