Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!njin!limonce From: limonce@pilot.njin.net (Tom Limoncelli) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Higher Speed PostScript Printers Message-ID: Date: 7 Jul 89 05:04:08 GMT References: <700@madnix.UUCP> Organization: Drew University/NJIN Lines: 22 It is my understanding (this was publicly mentioned at a JAUG meeting by CBM people at least a year ago, and definitely before 1.3 was shipping) that 1.4 would include a new driver for the serial and parallel ports. The reason (then stated) for the serial.device loseing chars at high-speeds and for not performing at all at very high-speeds is NOT the fault of the chips, but is instead a problem with the software; and the drivers in 1.4 would be completely written from scratch to use less CPU time and provide better functionality. Assuming that the ASDG serial port software was written using a better technique from the start, does this mean that we can expect 1.4 to use a similar technique which would result in similar speeds? Just wondering, -Tom -- Tom Limoncelli -- tlimonce@drunivac.Bitnet -- limonce@pilot.njin.net Drew University -- Box 1060, Madison, NJ -- 201-408-5389 Standard Disclaimer: I am not the mouth-piece of Drew University "DEC's All-In-1 isn't completely useless, but it's a nice attempt."