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- From: pcp@inforamp.net (Christopher Parke)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: UART or ESP ??
- Date: 8 Feb 1996 12:26:33 GMT
- Organization: InfoRamp Inc., Toronto, Ontario (416) 363-9100
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- The Hayes works well and so does the 16650 UART.The former may be useful at
- the top speed some day but the performance comparision between the two with
- mainstream apps. now is a wash.
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- >After buying my 28800 modem I found out, that i ve got a 8250
- >Uart-chip and that I have to look for an extra serial port card.
- >After some netsearching I found 2 solutions.
- >One is buying a 16550 or 16650 Uart serial port card,
- >the other was getting the Hayes ESP Communication Accelerator
- >which has a 1024 byte buffer and a communication Co-Processor and
- >allows throughput up to 200.000 bps with special software.
- >(dont ask me what this thing does eccept doing some work for the main
- >processor)
- >So has anyone heard of the esp seriall port card or uses it ???
- >Another question :
- >Where can I get this card in London ???
- >
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- Best Regards
- PCP
- " Why is there something rather than nothing? "
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