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- From: elball@ix.netcom.com (Eric Ball)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: UART upgrades for laptop computers?
- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 14:02:04 GMT
- Organization: CompuServe Incorporated
- Message-ID: <31233c3a.7241176@news.compuserve.com>
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- On 14 Feb 1996 20:33:49 -0400, paoneill@bud.peinet.pe.ca (Patrick
- O'Neill) wrote:
-
- > Hello! I'm just wondering if it is at all possible to attach a 16550
- >uart to my Toshiba 1910 laptop. It has a type III PCMCiA slot. Any help
- >would be really appreciated.
- > l8r/Z
- >
- A PCMCIA modem is the way around it as they have 16550 UARTs built
- in. Also, if using Win31 (it's serial port drivers were poor),
- upgrade to Win95 for bullet proof serial communications with the
- 16550 UART. I highly recommend the Practical Peripherals ProClass
- 28.8 PCMCIA modem.
-