Re: serial communication question

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From: Mikael Wahlgren
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 10:18

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hb@vpnet.chi.il.us (hank barta) writes:

>:      Can anyone tell me if OS/2 uses interrupt-driven serial
>: port buffering for COM1 & COM2?  I can't find that particular
>: information anywhere, it seems.

>I believe it does. (Most any multitasker has to use interrupts or
>_considerable_ hardware buffering.) I also have a deeply held 
>belief that it supports the 16550 buffered UARTs.

Yes, the serial communications device driver in OS/2 certainly uses interrupts
for its work.  It also supports 16550 buffered UARTs.

Mikael Wahlgren

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