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From: larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386,comp.unix.xenix,fido.unix
Subject: Re: Problems with UUCP and Telebits
Summary: smartcards
Message-ID: <511483@nstar.UUCP>
Date: 13 Apr 90 11:40:03 GMT
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Organization: Northern Star, Notre Dame, IN USA
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> Not necessarily; the 16550AFN will use it's buffers regardless (ie. it 
> won't loose characters), though the interrupt overhead won't be 
> reduced unless the software explicitly uses the FIFOs - particularly 
> the transmitter.

The FASY drivers are drop in replacements for the 386/ix drivers and
work excellent with 16550AFN chips.  The latest version is available
here on nstar.

> Agreed, but they're very expensive.

not really - I am currently running with a Computone Intelliport -
and I must admit it took a couple of months to get the correct drivers
working with one of the 3 sets of proms they mailed me - but for around
$500 6 smart ports that can products 1650 cps without any kind of load
on the CPU isn't bad..


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