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From: charles@hpcvca.HP.COM (Charles Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Serial port speeds (was Re: AN HISTORIC MOMENT!)
Message-ID: <5870003@hpcvca.HP.COM>
Date: 22 Jul 88 20:41:01 GMT
References: <22de01d6@ralf>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, Oregon
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>Just what I meant. The 'kindof close' depends on the input-clock to
>the 8250. As all PC-compatibles will use it, no problem will occur
>because the 'kindof close' will be the same everywhere. If some fancy
>machine which claims to be compatible uses a different clock rate, it
>might not be able to communicate with others, and, more important,
>many programs won`t work as soon as they program the chip directly
>(setting the divisor with the same value won`t achieve the same results).
>	Peter Lipp (plipp@tugiig.uucp)

Your attitude assumes that the IBM PC is the only computer in the
world or at least the only important one.  Disgusting!  It is clear
that you have never used a *real* computer.
--
	Charles Brown
My employer is not responsible for my opinions.