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From: cramer@optilink.UUCP (Clayton Cramer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Faster Serial Ports... How can I?
Summary: higher speeds
Keywords: Serial Ports, Speed, 19.2k
Message-ID: <207@optilink.UUCP>
Date: 9 Jun 88 17:19:15 GMT
References: <302@grinch.grinch.UUCP>
Organization: Optilink Corporation, Petaluma, CA
Lines: 23

In article <302@grinch.grinch.UUCP>, luis@grinch.UUCP (luis) writes:
> I recently purchased a TELEBIT Trailblazer Plus, and am using it on my
> AT Clone until I can get my Unix system.  After getting the modem, I noticed
> that my communications package, GT-COMM (Ver. 12.10), only supported up
> to 9600 baud, and was told my someone that DOS could only handle up to
> 9600 Baud..  I hate having a modem that has to wait for my system when
> I logon at 19.2k!!  So, does anyone have any ideas on how to get around
> the 'problem'?  Is there a software package out that supports 19.2k on an
> AT?  For that matter, will the AT even support 19.2k?
> 
> Any help is highly appreciated!!  Please reply via E-mail, since I usually
> don't have time to read all the messages in comp.sys.ibm.pc... Thank You..
> Luis Chanu  /  Awesome Possum         "Live every day as if it were your last,

Yes indeed, the AT will support 19.2K -- DOS is the obstacle.  Mark of the
Unicorn sells a VT100 emulator that supports 19200 baud on PC/XT/AT.  I
expect a fair number of other terminal emulators are this smart.

I've even seen, a couple of years ago, an example of file transfer at
57600 baud from BASIC, involving PEEK and POKE statements.  (Alas, 
Microsoft BASIC has the best built-in RS-232 support of any high-level 
language on the PC).

Clayton E. Cramer