-= Pete Replied to Ray Mcconnell about: Modem Speed? =-

G'day Ray

 PC> If by an 'ordinary serial port' you mean a 16450 or 8250 UART
 PC> then you should be able to run a 28k8 or 33k6 modem without
 PC> problems as long as you don't run a multitasker
 PC> (win/Desqview/OS2 etc)

 RM> This will cause data overruns and loss on an 8250 UART. You need
 RM> a 16550 UART to receive data at greater than 19200bps.

Are you speaking from experience or just repeating what others have
said, If the former then how about some details on what computer/OS
etc you had problems with.

I've had 286's with 8250 UARTS handling sustained 115200 baud
throughput without problem, I've been told a decent XT will also
handle that speed.

     Pete.
     Email:pcollis{at}ozemail.com.au

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