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16550.EXE turns the 16550 UART 16-character FIFO buffer on or off. It is
intended to be used with software that cannot do this.
16550 is especially useful when software (including TELIX) leaves the FIFO
buffer turned on upon program exit. A subsequent system warm restart can
cause the BIOS Power-On Self-Test to NOT find the UART. As a result, the
system fails to recognize the port. Using 16550.EXE in a batch file to
positively turn the buffer off upon exit from the software fixes the problem.
NOTE: 16550JHH.EXE is identical to 16550.EXE, except that J. H. Horwitz used
Norton Disk Editor to modify it slightly to facilitate its use in a batch
file. The 16550.EXE report string
"FIFO buffer is turned " ("ON" or "OFF" as appropriate)
was edited in 16550JHH.EXE to
" FIFO buffer is " ("ON" or "OFF" as appropriate)
to provide leading space suitable for a box border in one of the batch file
enhancement utilities (such as Norton Utilities Batch Enhancer).