Subj : Re: Looking For Bbs Clien
To   : AKAcastor
From : Nightfox
Date : Fri May 03 2024 09:23:36

  Re: Re: Looking For Bbs Clien
  By: AKAcastor to Nightfox on Thu May 02 2024 08:09 pm

 AK> A downside to USB-to-serial cables is that they use USB instead of being
 AK> connected directly to the bus like a 16550 is.  So there is some latency
 AK> between the data being received by the USB-to-serial cable and it being
 AK> received by the software on the PC itself due to the USB protocol.  The
 AK> throughput is great, but in some cases the latency can be a problem.
 AK> Usually for modem use it's fine, but some other serial devices can be
 AK> thrown off by the added latency of USB.

I've wondered about latency sometimes and have wondered why there often isn't something directly connected to the bus for things like serial ports & such these days.  I often see things like USB MIDI adapters, USB headsets & microphones, and latency probably does play a role in those, but it seems those are good enough for many situations..

Nightfox
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