-=> Quoting David Drummond to John Aldrich <=-
 RC>> Absolutely _wrong_.  A 286 can handle data much much faster 
 RC>> than a 33.6 modem can hope to provide it.  Even a 4 Mhz 8086 
 RC>> has no problem with the data rate from a 33.6.  Problems 
 RC>> with those speeds on older hardware is usually correctable 
 RC>> by replacing the non-buffered UART (either an 8250 or 16450) 
 RC>> with a buffered UART like the 16550.
 
 JA> That's interesting, because my roomie, who's a TECH for a 
 JA> local computer store, told me that our old Commodore Colt 
 JA> (an old 8086 CPU machine) would not be capable of handling 
 JA> anything more than a 14.4 modem....even with a 16550 UARTed 
 JA> serial port.
Is that anything like the "TECHs" at Radio Shack stores. 
It always suprises me at how many "so called" computer 
techs don't know what they're talking about. 
 
 JA> Please forgive this question, but what are your 
 JA> qualifications to discuss whether or not a certain CPU can 
 JA> handle a 14.4? I mean no disrespect, simply I don't know 
 JA> you, and I came in late on this discussion. :)
 DD> Maybe this limitation is peculiar to the Commodore Colt.  In the early
 DD> '80s I used to successfully run the serial port (8250) in my 4MHz 8088
 DD> based XT at 57600 under DOS based comms apps with NO dropout.
 
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