Subj : Re: DIY Laplink cable results
To   : kirkspragg
From : Bob Worm
Date : Sat Aug 23 2025 21:26:39

  Re: Re: DIY Laplink cable results
  By: kirkspragg to Bob Worm on Fri Aug 22 2025 22:11:20

Hi, kirkspragg.

 > TLDR; Nope. The highest best rate that doesn't cause failures or crash the
 > com port is 9600 baud. Turns out the UART in the multi-io card is a 16450
 > and so just can't do any better.

Eugh... mutli-I/O cards with 16450 UARTs really spoiled my day a few times back in the 90s. I (486SX-25 with 16550) used to play Duke 3D with my brother (486DX2-66 with 16450) over serial and it would regularly crash. Always my brother's computer pulled it down.

I miss that Dell. On-board everything, really punched above its weight.

BobW
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