[comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc] diffs for KA9Q to use NS16550 UART in fifo mode

mah@hpuviea.UUCP (Michael Haberler) (07/16/89)

Using the NS16550 serial chip instead of the standard 8250 cuts down 
interrupts to about 7% due to on-chip buffering. Here are context diffs
for 8250.{c,h} of the 'nos test' release. Using the 16550 also should
leave some more latency for slow ethernet cards, so Ethernet/SLIP
routing should work better.

-michael
p.s: Query of the Day: Who can point me to a source/documentation for
Mike Chepponi's serial coprocessor card? 

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