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
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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