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From: rdthomps@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Robert D. Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: 16550A UART, Needed? (HOW CAN I WRITE AN APP. FOR...)
Message-ID: <6518@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
Date: 22 May 91 04:05:44 GMT
References: <1991May21.163229.6631@netcom.COM> <1991May22.000143.3599@qualcomm.com>
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI.
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In article <1991May22.000143.3599@qualcomm.com> rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold) writes:
>In article <1991May21.163229.6631@netcom.COM> noring@netcom.COM (Jon Noring) writes:

	[ stuff deleted ]
>
>If you are multi-tasking, yes.  I have a 386/33 as well, and find that the
>16550 eliminates an irritating problem I have when I'm running at 14.4K
>in which switching to/from the communications task's window can louse up
>the transmission.  The program immediately catches it, but it's still
>irritating.  The FIFO on the 16550 gives DesqView / Windows more time to
>do its swap to screen.  In addition, the communications task does not load
>down the system as much as it used to.
>

	Can anyone provide information on how to write a communications
	application that will support the 16550A?

	The reason I am asking, is because someone had said in a 
	previous article that you can use the 16550A with "the
	appropriate communications software"

	Also, I was told a while back about a windows driver for the
	16550A - WHERE IS IT/WHERE CAN I GET IT?

	Thanks in advance...Regards |(8>
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Robert
rdthomps@vela.acs.oakland.edu