Re: //gs LocalTalk Port

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <359B4846.2F35573C@qut.edu.au>,
Willie Yeo  <w.yeo@qut.edu.au> wrote:
>    I thought that the GS serial ports can handle up to 57,600 bps (57.6
>kiloBITS per second) tops. And to achieve 230 kiloBITS per second you need to
>have a modified Apple Super Serial Card ?

   For regular modem transmissions, then the 57600 bps speed
applies. Appletalk is done via a less-standard mode (asychronous vs
synchronous) not 'spoken' by the standard 16550[A] serial chips found
on non-Apple boxen. Same kind of quirk as the MFM vs GCR floppy disk
I/O, etc that prevents compatability by using unusual combos of
less-standard chips.

Nathan Mates


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