Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcvax!tuvie!tugiig!plipp
From: plipp@tugiig (Lipp Peter)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: AN HISTORIC MOMENT!
Summary: ....promises
Message-ID: <15@tugiig>
Date: 13 Jul 88 10:00:47 GMT
References: <841@ast.cs.vu.nl>
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In article <841@ast.cs.vu.nl>, ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) writes:
> 
> This is an historic moment indeed.  This message is being typed on a Z-248
> running MINIX attached to a 1200 baud modem connected to a remote SUN 3/60
> over a dialup line.  In short, the long awaited RS232 driver seems to be
> working flawlessly at 1200 baud.  I have done 'cat file' and it seems to be
> able to transmit/receive at 1200 baud without losing any characters at all.
> I don't know whether it works at 2400/4800/9600 because I don't have any
> modems for those speeds.  However, I can promise that it won't work at 19200
> (because the 8250 UART used in the PC stops at 9600).

Not true: its possible to set the speed to more than 100000 baud. 19200 can
easily be used - without problems. 

Peter Lipp - plipp@tugiig.uucp