Subj : Re: BBSing on CP/M
To   : Ron Lauzon
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Wed Sep 08 2021 06:55:00

-=> Ron Lauzon wrote to Otto Reverse <=-

 OR> Only other "issue" I have with this Kaypro 4 is that I can't use a baud
 OR> faster than 1200 without dropping characters.  Kind of sucks lol, I
 OR> much prefer 2400 baud.

 RL> I found that if you have any emulation, the computer can't keep up.
 RL> That's why I went with FastTerm.  I easily get 2400 BPS without any
 RL> character drops.

I wonder what kind of UART they used on old CP/M boxes? With DOS boxes they 
originally had a 8250 UART chip that wouldn't support speeds over 9600 (if 
you were lucky). 16450 and 16550 UARTs added an on-chip buffer that allowed 
bits to "back up", so to speak, and higher rates were possible.


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