Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!pacbell!pbhya!dbsuther From: dbsuther@PacBell.COM (Daniel B. Suthers) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Double Click's New MultiPort card Summary: RTS/CTS isn't "required" Keywords: double click, serial io, atari st Message-ID: <29193@pbhya.PacBell.COM> Date: 9 Aug 89 04:52:47 GMT References: <448e5c73.14a1f@gtephx.UUCP> <817@uhnix2.uh.edu> <189@swituc.UUCP> <44e3d740.14a1f@gtephx.UUCP> Reply-To: dbsuther@PacBell.COM (Daniel B. Suthers) Organization: Pacific * Bell, San Ramon, CA Lines: 32 In article <44e3d740.14a1f@gtephx.UUCP> covertr@gtephx.UUCP (Richard E. Covert) writes: #>In article <189@swituc.UUCP>, pmb@swituc.UUCP (Pat Berry) writes: #>> In article <44c0b061.14a1f@gtephx.UUCP>, covertr@gtephx.UUCP (Richard E. Covert) writes: #>> > Is there any chance that DC PORT will be redesigned to add hardware #>> > RTS/CTS?? I am not interested in buying such a product until it does #>> #>> I echo Richard's sentiment... the board would be of no use to us without #>> properly functioning RTS/CTS lines. We also use US Robotics HST modems. #>> #> #> #> [ TEXT DELETED ] I mean, RTS/CTS seems to be #>a basic,fundamental, part of the serial port design, and leaving it out #>makes me wonder where else DC SOFTWARE scimped to save money. #> #> All in all, if DC SOFTWARE had asked before committing to a final pc #>baord, they would have KNOWN that hardware RTS/CTS is a requirement, and not #>just an afterthought. [ TEXT DELETED ] #>Richard (gtephx!covertr) Covert I've been working with various terminals and computer systems for ten years now, and I am sorry to inform you that many major companies do _NOT_ agree with you. Some support RTS/CTS, some XON/XOFF, some both and some use kludged up combinations of both!! ATT does not support rts/cts on their 3B2 series, and Burroughs seems to only support RTS/CTS. My point: the RS232 standard isn't. Please don't flame DC for implementing the portions that help the majority of their users. You might flame US Robotics for building a device that REQUIRES it to work right. Dan Suthers, Analyst, Pacific Bell