Jeff, at 14:31 on May 28 1995, you wrote to Paul Edwards...

JG> Here's what I've been using:

JG> MODE COM2:38400,N,8,1,DTR=OFF,RTS=HS,OCTS=ON,TO=ON,XON=OFF,BUFFER=ON

JG> I got that off Bill G. I'll try it with the 'BUFFER=OFF' tonight.

That will simply disable your 16550's FIFO buffer.

PE> mode com3:38400,n,8,1,idsr=off,odsr=off,octs=on,rts=hs,dtr=on,to=
PE> off,buffer=on

JG> I'll try this next.

There are more switches, but as they're the system defaults, it's not
necessary to mention them.  Some of Paul's suggestions are therefore
redundant, and the TO=OFF won't make any difference, as having it ON simply
disables the serial port after 1000 unsuccessful interrupts, something
which I'd expect to see happen only under the most extreme circumstances.

I did actually put quite a lot of time into understanding the value and
necessity of using the MODE statement, which is explained very poorly in
the OS/2 manuals.  A damn good book, was "OS/2 Unleashed"...

Regards, Bill
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