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- From: rnovak@netcom.com (Robert E. Novak)
- Newsgroups: fj.mail-lists.x-window
- Subject: Re: What's the best PC X terminal software? Deskview X, Windows X?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.103746.20429@sm.sony.co.jp>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 10:37:46 GMT
- Sender: onoe@sm.sony.co.jp (Atsushi Onoe)
- Distribution: fj
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
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- Approved: michael@sm.sony.co.jp
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 07:22:28 GMT
- Message-Id: <1992Dec29.072228.28623@netcom.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.windows.x,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
- References: <EJH.92Dec16141119@khonshu.colorado.edu>, <1992Dec21.141835.4570@miki.pictel.com>
- Sender: xpert-request@expo.lcs.mit.edu
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- In article <1992Dec21.141835.4570@miki.pictel.com> oj@miki.pictel.com (Oliver Jones) writes:
- >2) The Xremote release notes say, and my experience verifies, that
- > your PC should have a 16550 serial controller chip (the one
- > with a character silo) instead of a '450 if you're going
- > to be running serial communications at >= 9600bps
- > on MS Windows. Most PCs come with not-good-enough serial
- > controller chips. You can probably buy the appropriate
- > serial card in a computer store for < $50.
-
- I am using a 14.4 kbps modem and was having problems with transfers until I
- bought a 16550 chip. Like most people that bought early serial boards I
- had added a 16450 several years ago. When it came to upgrading, replaing
- the socket chip was a breeze and inexpensive ( <$10 ).
-