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From: kleonard@gvlv1.gvl.unisys.com (Ken Leonard)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Windows 3.0 and 16550 UART not compatible?
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Date: 15 Aug 90 13:46:23 GMT
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In article <1990Aug14.203320.5962@bigsur.uucp> mussar@bcars53.uucp (G. Mussar) writes:
* I've tried the 16550 in 386 enh. mode and I am sad to say [won't work]
* Win3 virtualizes ...
* interface for a 16450, so... apps under Win3 cannot play with the FIFO bits
* of the 16550.
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SHEESH!  Just when I thought I knew what was happening!
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What's a 16_4_50?!  What's the difference between 16450 and 16550?
Is FIFO the only difference?
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_IS_ there a good solution for really high-rate (background) comm under WIN3?
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regardz,
Ken