*** James Vahn wrote in a message to Fernando Ariel Gont:
> I tried to use int 14h func 02h: Receive character from communications
> port.
> The "specification" says: "This function waits for a character", But
> in the few "experiments" I made, it seems that it doesn't _*wait*_
> the character....
JV> Best to use int 14 just to setup the ports, but deal with
JV> reading/writing them directly. Can't remember exactly why,
JV> something to do with speed and timings I think.
Because the BIOS routines are not interrupt-driven, therefore anything over 
approximately 1200 bps (2400 if you're lucky, 300 if you're unlucky), will 
have lots of dropouts.
--Scott.
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