Subj : Re: Looking For Bbs Clien
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Nightfox
Date : Thu May 02 2024 15:48:03

  Re: Re: Looking For Bbs Clien
  By: MIKE POWELL to POINDEXTER FORTRAN on Thu May 02 2024 08:18 am

 MP> I remember getting my first 16550 and being so happy that I could finally
 MP> use my new 14.4k modem properly.  ;)

 MP> I do wonder now what UART these USB-to-Serial cables are using (or
 MP> emulating).  It must be something smaller than the original chipsets.
 MP> Based on experience, I strongly suspect they are in the OK to bad
 MP> category, unfortunately.

I've wondered the same thing.  But I've had the thought that technology has advanced a bit since then, and hopefully they'd be able to fit a good enough UART into the space available for USB-to-serial cables.  Unless the manufacturer is being really cheap, I'd see no reason not to use a 16550 (or equivalent/better) in those USB-to-serial cables.

Nightfox
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