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- THE CHEAPEST WAY TO USE YOUR SERIAL PORT AT LIGHT SPEED
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- BaudBandit Documentation, Version 1.2, 18th July 1992, 15:30
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- WHAT IS THE BAUD BANDIT?
-
- When Commodore developed the serial.device some years ago, they could not
- have foreseen the development of relatively cheap modems using data
- compression at incredibly high baud rates like the US Robotics HST and the
- new v32bis modems. So the serial.device soon became too slow for the
- requirements of modern telecommunication standards.
-
- The BaudBandit is a replacement for the original serial.device allowing you
- to drive your serial port at baud rates up to 115200 Baud with a standard
- 68000 Processor in full multitasking. Without any doubt the BaudBandit can
- be called "a little revolution" within the telecommunication scene on the
- Commodore Amiga.
-
- It is especially designed for use with high speed modems and supports full
- bidirectional RTS/CTS handshake and receive buffering. This device will no
- longer bring your computer to a standstill when transferring a file at
- 14400 baud or more. Compared to the serial.device, this program provides a
- speed increase of about 500% percent.
-
-
- HOW TO USE THE DEVICE
-
- Simply copy the BaudBandit.device to your DEVS: directory. Now you have
- to configure your software to the new device. Most telecommunication
- programs offer a configurable device name and unit. Here you have to enter
- "BaudBandit.device". The device name is case sensitive, so be sure to type
- it right as shown above!
-
- If your software does not allow to use a different serial device because
- the name is hardcoded in your software or whatever, you may use the program
- QuickFix to patch the OpenDevice() vectors. Any attempt to open the serial
- device will open the BaudBandit device now. The patch may be removed at
- any time with a CTRL-C or the break command from CLI.
-
- Owners of the Commodore A2232 multiserial card can easily replace the
- oldser.device with the faster BaudBandit.device by using the patch program
- A2232Fix. It works exactly like QuickFix.
-
-
- WHAT ABOUT THE COMPATIBILITY?
-
- The code is designed to work under OS1.2/1.3 as well as OS2.0. It should
- run on all processors from 68000 to 68040.
-
- In order to get the best speed results, I dropped some features of the
- original serial.device which are usually not needed in telecommunication.
-
- I completely dropped the xOn/xOff protocoll, as well as the termination
- array and parity checks. Breaks are currently not supported but may be
- included in later versions. Characters must consist of 8 bits. The device
- only supports plain 8N1 RTS/CTS transfer. But this is all you need!
-
- The BaudBandit.device should be able to replace the serial.device in most
- situations. It has been tested with Fido mailers like TrapDoor and many
- terminal programs like Term or NComm. Up- and downloads are no problem and
- especially at high speed transfers you should notice that your computer
- will NOT stand still anymore.
-
-
- HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
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- The device supports a very common handshake method for high speed modems
- using the RTS/CTS wires. The RTS/CTS wires prevent a buffer overflow on
- the computer and on the modem side. This handshake method is often
- referred to as "flow control".
-
- THIS IS IMPORTANT: In order for the device to work properly, you have to
- connect these wires to your computer, even if your modem does not support
- this handshake method. Without the RTS/CTS wires connected to your serial
- port, the device will not be able to send anything!
-
-
- WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE?
-
- This archive contains an fully functional version of the device and a
- complete documentation. If you decide to use this program regularly, you
- have to register. Please note that the contents of this archive may not be
- altered in any way.
-
-
- WHY IS IT SHAREWARE?
-
- The development of this programm has taken many weeks of hard work and
- frustration. Now I am able to present a reliable and fully functional
- program which will be of great use for many people. Please understand that
- I do not want to give this program away for free. I ask you to pay a small
- shareware donation. The more people register, the more support this
- product will get. The shareware fee will help me to support my customers
- and to continue my work on this project.
-
-
- HOW TO REGISTER
-
- Before you decide to register, please check whether this program satisfies
- all your requirements or not. You are allowed to evaluate this program for
- two weeks. If you continue using it, you have to register.
-
- Fill in the registration form and send it to me. I think, it is justified
- to ask for a shareware donation of DM 20. There are many ways of sending
- the money to me, so don't tell me that you did not know how to do it.
-
- a) Enclose it cash.
- b) Send me a cheque over DM 20.
- c) Let your bank transfer it to me
- d) Transfer it with a postal money order.
-
- Please don't transfer any money before sending the registration form.
-
- The registration form must be mailed to the following address:
-
- Christian Buchner
- Ganghoferstraâ–€e 2
- 8034 Germering
- Deutschland
-
- Transfer the money to the following account:
-
- Raiffeisenbank Germering-Olching
- Bankleitzahl 701 693 80
- Kontonummer 49573
-
-
- AND NEVER FORGET
-
- Note that it is in fact illegal and highly immoral to use this program
- without paying. (Yes, get a bad, bad conscience! My evil spirit shall
- haunt you forever, if you "decide to forget to pay".)
-
-
- FUTURE PLANS
-
- I am planning to create a program, that will patch itself in front of any
- serial device to provide data compression and error correction. This might
- be especially useful for all those people who have not yet deciced to buy a
- faster modem.
-
- By the way, do you think it is possible to emulate the MNP standards with
- the Amiga Serial port? As far as I know, MNP does not use stopbits while
- transferring data blocks. Is it possible to misuse the Amiga stopbits as
- data bits? Of course, this would be a hack - but a nice one.
-
-
- IF YOU FIND A BUG
-
- If you discover a bug or a problem, please inform me as quickly as
- possible. It is important for me to get very accurate information. Please
- tell me excactly in what situation, with what software and configuration
- the problem aroused. Bugs are easier to spot if they are reproduceable.
-
-
- HOW TO CONTACT ME
-
- If you have any questions concerning this device or anything else, you can
- reach me via Fidonet. Just write a netmail to Christian Buchner at node
- 2:246/65. But please be careful. Your mails might get lost on their way.
-
- Send love letters and registrations to the following address:
-
- Christian Buchner
- Ganghoferstraâ–€e 2
- 8034 Germering
- Deutschland
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-
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- AND DON'T FORGET TO PAY
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-
- Really!!!
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-
-
-
- SO THIS IS THE END.
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- Yes, looks like that.
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