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From: bad@flatlin.ka.sub.org (Christoph Badura)
Subject: Re: FreeBSD 1.1G - SLIP performance problems
Date: Sun, 1 May 1994 21:55:32 GMT
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In <Cp15CK.qII@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> bj@kidd.vet.purdue.edu (Ben Jackson) writes:

>The 16550A has a FIFO which helps prevent data loss at high transfer
>rates.  As I understand it, though, there is just *one* FIFO, and you
>have to choose which way it buffers (input or output).

You misunderstand.  The chip has separate FIFOs for the transmitter
and receiver.
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