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- From: MVOLPERS@CIPVAX.BIOLAN.UNI-KOELN.DE (Markus Volpers)
- Subject: Re: OS/2 modem settings
- In-Reply-To: kevins@netcom.com's message of 12 Nov 92 06:49:16 GMT
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- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 12:46:27 GMT
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- In <1992Nov12.064916.1836@netcom.com> kevins@netcom.com writes:
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- > I'm trying to get my 14.4K modem (Gateway Telepath) to have decent download
- > speed under OS/2. I know it doesn't have a UART, but are there any settings
- > that I should keep in mind when running a DOS comm program? Or should I just
- > use an OS/2 program? _Are_ there any good OS/2 comm programs?
- >
- > If it matters, I'm running on a 386/25, and I'm getting between 900 and 100
- > cps (dl'ing compressed files)
- >
- > Thanks,
- >
- > Kevin Schraith
- > kevins@netcom.com
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- Kevin,
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- try the comm-program provided with OS/2. If you prever a more Telix-like UI,
- then try TE/2 available at hobbes.nmsu.edu. But - most important - get a
- 16550 UART with buffered I/O to reduce interrupt frequency.
-
- Regards
-
- Markus
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- Markus Volpers Dep. of Zoology and Ecology, University of Cologne, Germany
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