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- From: curt@teleport.com (Curt...)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: UART chips effecting modem speed
- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 05:32:59 GMT
- Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access (503) 220-1016
- Message-ID: <3105c3f2.9586110@news.teleport.com>
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- haijin@qni.com (HowieZowie) wrote:
-
- > Fred Lowenstein <fredl@quiknet.com> wrote:
- >
- > >Does anyone know if my UART chip can effect the transmission speed of my
- > >internal 28.8 modem? I was going to go external but a techie friend said
- > >my chip would only allow effectivly 9600-14000 bps because of its design
- > >or speed or something.
- >
- > >Can anyone explain this to me in english? Thanks.
- >
- > Internals need yr 16550A UART chip (on yr IO/IDE board...IF you have
- > 16550 on said board) but was my belief that external models suppy
- > their own 16550 UART.
- > Sounds like yr onboard UART is old (which would make yr techie friend
- > correct) but that shouldn't have anything whatever to do with an
- > external 28.8 modem. Go external and don't sweat it.
- >
-
- Well, the above explanation is a bit backwards. Internal modems
- supply their own UART, so it doesn't matter much what the UARTs
- on your serial ports are.
-
- Take a look at my modem page for more data on UARTs.
-
- Best wishes,
- Curt...
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