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From: tmottonen@cc.helsinki.fi
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Suitable serial card for H/S modem
Message-ID: <1991Feb19.115109.4931@cc.helsinki.fi>
Date: 19 Feb 91 11:51:08 GMT
References: <6804.27BA1B22@zswamp.fidonet.org> <1991Feb17.005550.4894@cc.helsinki.fi> <1991Feb17.183849.14395@jwt.UUCP>
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In article <1991Feb17.183849.14395@jwt.UUCP>, john@jwt.UUCP (John Temples) writes:
> In article <1991Feb17.005550.4894@cc.helsinki.fi> tmottonen@cc.helsinki.fi writes:
>>    I have an Orchid memoryboard with serial port, and it says  "(c) WDC'89"
>>    and "WD16C550JM" on the chip next to the port. Is this a Western Digital
>>    16550 ? And what's the wierd catch ?
> 
> Yes, that's the Western Digital 16550.  And I don't know what the
> weird catch is.  I am using one to drive a Wyse terminal at 38.4
> kbaud with a 16550-aware driver, and I've never had a single problem.
.. 
> John W. Temples -- john@jwt.UUCP (uunet!jwt!john)

    Where could I get one of those 16550-aware drivers ? Are they
    meant for only for DOS or could I use them with Windows ? I'm
    using V.32bis if that matters. 

    Teemu.
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