hardware flow control in 386 Unixes

Uwe Doering gemini at geminix.mbx.sub.org
Fri Jul 20 20:36:30 AEST 1990


rk at theep.boston.ma.us (Robert A. Kukura) writes:

>Should I expect full-duplex RTS/CTS flow control to work correctly
>with the following OSes on generic 386 AT-compatible systems,
>particularly with a Telebit Trailblazer Plus locked at 19200 baud:
>
>ISC 386/ix with the X6 update?
>
>ISC Unix 2.2?
>
>SCO Open Desktop?
>
>The FAS driver on these same systems?

As far as I know only FAS has RTS/CTS flow control that really works and
is capable of 19200 bps on more than one port at the same time (provided
you have installed NS16550A port chips).

You can use FAS on all of the above systems.

      Uwe
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