Subject: Re: If you want a machine to make your uVAX II look fast...
To: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
From: Johnny Billquist <bqt@update.uu.se>
List: port-vax
Date: 10/31/2002 08:39:20
On Thu, 31 Oct 2002, der Mouse wrote:

> >>> Bet that was with a DZ-11 as well.  About the worst peripherial you
> >>> can imagine,
> >> If you say that, you've never had to deal with the LP-11.
> > What makes you think the DZ-11 is any better?
> 
> The comments about how at least output was not too insane.
> 
> Is this not true of the DZ-11?

The DZ-11 interrupts for each character. Both in and out.
You have a small SILO for input, but output... Yech! Interrupt galore.

	Johnny

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