Subj : Looking for BBS Client suggestions
To   : AKAcastor
From : Roon
Date : Wed May 01 2024 22:19:30

Hello AKAcastor,

30 Apr 24 22:49, you wrote to Kirkspragg:

 k>> Also wonder what speed I'll be able to get reliably from the UART
 k>> in the multi I/O card I'm using. From what I can vaguely remember
 k>> from various attempts at gaming with a friend over a via null
 k>> modem cable in the 90's this was quite important.

 A> Good question about the com port speed - you'll want a 16550 UART for
 A> sure.  If you have an older I/O card with 8250 UART it would be better
 A> to upgrade to a 16550 UART.

 A> I think these serial<>telnet devices would work with acceptable speed
 A> on your system, the device acting as telnet modem will do some
 A> buffering.

yeah i have a couple of 386s with 16450 UART and it sucks! hard! even with a real (high speed) modem. if you use this you have to set your baud to 9600 or less and even in this case its really hard to make your connection reliable.

Regards,
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