Subject: Re: Serial speed.
To: Matthew Reilly <mjreilly@flashcom.net>
From: David A. Gatwood <dgatwood@mvista.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 07/07/1999 17:50:27
On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, Matthew Reilly wrote:

> I tried that. It didn't seem to like 57600, in fact, the only speed it
> seems to like is 230400. The thing is, I know it prints from the MacOS
> side on the quadra and I'm pretty sure this machine doesn't support
> 230400. Any ideas? Anyone?

IIRC, most macs, even the early ones, _will_ do 230400 on the printer port
_only_ if they are driven by an external clock signal.  Only machines with
newer serial hardware can do 230400 without an external clock source
(including the AV Quadras and I think all PowerMacs).


Later,
David