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From: jboggs@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu (John D. Boggs)
Subject: Re: [Q] com1: silo owerflow and slip
Message-ID: <1993Aug19.214039.7367@news.weeg.uiowa.edu>
Sender: jboggs@news.weeg.uiowa.edu (John D. Boggs)
Organization: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
References: <1993Aug19.204243.25814@leland.Stanford.EDU>
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1993 21:40:39 GMT
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From article <1993Aug19.204243.25814@leland.Stanford.EDU>, by yergeau@leland.Stanford.EDU (Dan Yergeau):
> 
> Yes, I know that I should be using 16550As, but my UARTs aren't
> socketed (part of a integrated Multi-IO controller), and I haven't
> found an inexpensive (<$20) serial board with at least 1 16550A on it.
> 

Even 16550s give silo overflows once in a while.  Mine haven't for some
time, I think since I recompiled my kernel.

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John D. Boggs     jdb@erato.iowa-city.ia.us
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