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- From: a74k110@titan.ucc.umass.edu (Chris Lloyd)
- Subject: Re: 8 bits AND parity, please
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- Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- References: <1992Dec10.093651.24156@netcom.com> <1992Dec15.182315.6970@zetetic.uucp>
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 05:04:09 GMT
- Lines: 33
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- In article <1992Dec15.182315.6970@zetetic.uucp> philip@zetetic.net.netcom.com writes:
- >In article <1992Dec10.093651.24156@netcom.com> abell@netcom.com
- >(Steven T. Abell) writes:
- >> hwr@pilhuhn.ka.sub.org (Heiko W.Rupp) writes:
- >> >weaver@kuttner.sfc.sony.com (Eric Weaver) writes:
- >> >>I would like to set /dev/ttya to produce 8 bit characters and odd parity.
- >> >>We have a device which requires said serial parameters.
- >>
- >> No, he wants to stroke a pro VCR. So do I.
- >> Pro video gizmos all speak 38.4Kbaud 8-bits odd parity.
- >> NeXT ports won't do this with the current UNIXy drivers.
- >> This really pisses me off.
- >> It's not like an 8530 can't do this.
- >> NeXT should supply appkit port objects that can be seized,
- >> configured any which way, and used for more than just nerdy dialups.
- >
- >It is not because it is UNIX but because the NeXT is BSD. Systems
-
- Well, either way, nothing is preventing anyone from writing another serial
- port driver that does whatevere their hearts desire. I understand MorningStar
- has a HDLC driver for the serial ports and NeXT has the MIDI driver.
-
- There are two kernel routines zsacquire and zsrelease in
- /usr/include/nextdev/zscom.h
- and the 8530 register information in
- /usr/include/nextdev/zsreg.h
-
- With an 8530 manual and a kernel loaded server you're in business. Just
- somewhat of a pain to do...
-
- la la la,
- --
- :: Christopher Lloyd :: a74k110@titan.ucc.umass.edu :: Yrrid, Inc. ::
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