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From: tgkreimer@miavx2.ham.muohio.edu (Tom Kreimer)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Re:Suitable serial card for H/S modem
Message-ID: <1991Feb20.205335.410@miavx2.ham.muohio.edu>
Date: 21 Feb 91 00:53:35 GMT
References: <3787.27c196cc@hayes.uucp>
Organization: Miami University, Hamilton campus
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In article <3787.27c196cc@hayes.uucp>, gfadel@hayes.uucp writes:
> Serial Port with 16550...
> 
> HAYES sells a serial port called ESP(tm) which stands for Enhanced Serial 
> Port.  This IBM compatible serial port comes with two DB-9 serial ports and 
> uses the 16550A.  You can configure the ports for any COMx (x=1 to 9), and any 
> IRQx.  You can also program the ports for FIFO or DMA mode.  In DMA mode, a 
> processor on board does all the work and frees up the computer's 
> microprocessor, therefore allowing for multitasking and incresed throughput.  
> The ESP can also be configured for RTS/CTS or DTR/DSR hardware flow control.

Would this allow for high speed backgound file transfers from Microsoft 
Windows? Some comminications software for Windows discourages this.

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