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>
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Organization: The Northern Star, Notre Dame, IN
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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?)

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