Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!killer!tness7!tness1!sugar!karl From: karl@sugar.UUCP (Karl Lehenbauer) Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport Subject: Re: Faster Serial Ports... How can I? Message-ID: <2162@sugar.UUCP> Date: 23 Jun 88 00:58:59 GMT References: <302@grinch.grinch.UUCP> <16800296@clio> <691@omen.UUCP> <513@pcrat.UUCP> Organization: Sugar Land UNIX - Houston, TX Lines: 10 The 16-byte FIFO on the National NS16550AN pin-compatible (right?) replacement for the 8250 and 16450 UARTs looks like just what the doctor ordered to improve the performance of serial communications under Microport and elsewhere. Has anyone tried to enable the FIFO under Microport and/or would someone at Microport try this, make the driver changes if necessary and post the new driver to the BBS? That would be great. -karl -- -- uunet!sugar!karl