Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!iuvax!ndcheg!ndmath!nstar!root From: root@.UUCP (Larry Snyder) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: serials printers with Xenix 2.3.2 Summary: hardware handshaking Keywords: DTR RTS serial stty Message-ID: <54@.UUCP> Date: 15 Aug 89 02:47:24 GMT References: <234@bahamut.fsc.com> <12422@eddie.MIT.EDU> Distribution: na Organization: The Northern Star, Notre Dame, IN Lines: 20 In article <12422@eddie.MIT.EDU>, aryeh@eddie.MIT.EDU (Aryeh M. Weiss) writes: > The following assumes that your serial drivers support hardware > handshaking. I assume the drivers built into Xenix do. Drivers supplied > by board manufacturers might not. > > SCO Xenix supports RTS and CTS handshaking. These are enabled via Starting with what version? I am using 2.3.1 and understand that there are bugs with the serial hardware handshaking and found a patch on Sandy's XBBS the might solve my problems. > Now a warning: I have seen a lot of bugs with so-called "smart" > cards that contain a large on-board memory and a processor. The problem What card would you suggest for a new installation (Computone?) -- Larry Snyder uucp: iuvax!ndcheg!ndmath!nstar!larry The Northern Star XBBS/Usenet Site 219-289-3745 (PEP+) 219-287-9020 (HST) Regional Echomail Distribution SIte Fidonet 1:227/1 219-289-0286 (HST)