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Article #981Re: Serial Communications Beyond 38.4 Kbps
From: Zenon Fortuna
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 16:59
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 16:59
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In article <BuFF5t.JnH@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> jeffo@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu writes: >andrew@cubetech.com (Andrew Loewenstern) writes: >>The DSP can function as a serial port that can go up to something like >>138kbps. Yrrid sells an LKS called TTYDSP that makes the DSP into a >>third serial port (DISCLAIMER: I was a beta-tester for TTYDSP) that >>will go up to 138k. > >I've heard about this product and it sounds like the only problem that >could come up is if I want to use the DSP for something else. Also, if >I'm playing music that uses the DSP and this is attached and active, >could there be problems? I heard that 3.0 will be able to combine sounds >from different applications, and to me this sounds like a job the DSP >would end up doing. Is that so? > >>I think you best bets would be a NeXTbus card with a serial interface, >>a SCSI<->serial interface of some kind, or an ethernet<->serial >>interface (do any terminal servers do 250kbps?). > >The only serial add-on I know of is an 8-port thing from UNINET (I think >that's how that is spelled), but I just need one high-speed port. Any >suggestions? > >Thanks for the information. >-- >-- Jeff (jeffo@uiuc.edu) >-- No NeXTmail please In the last "UNIX review" magazine (October, p.59) the "Central Data" advertizes scsiTerminal Servers. They write about solutions for Sun(s), HP(s), IBM RISC, 386/486 systems, but may be they can prepare something for the NeXT as well ? Telephone: 800/482-0315 PS. The baud rates are up to 57.6K, prices reasonable. They will be at the Unix Expo, booth 120. -Z.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.programmer Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!decwrl!netcomsv!resonex!zenon From: zenon@resonex.com (Zenon Fortuna) Subject: Re: Serial Communications Beyond 38.4 Kbps Message-ID: <1992Sep11.165937.2104@resonex.com> Keywords: serial, DMX512 Organization: Resonex Inc., Sunnyvale CA References: <1992Aug31.230842.11663@Trirex.COM> <1992Sep3.080021.3310@cubetech.com> <BuFF5t.JnH@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 16:59:37 GMT Lines: 37