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From: peter@bonkers.taronga.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: V.34 External Modems and Enhanced Serial I/O Cards
Organization: Taronga Park BBS
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References: <Pine.SUN.3.90.941005142836.12338C-100000@typhoon.cs.odu.edu>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 1994 23:41:07 GMT
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In article <Pine.SUN.3.90.941005142836.12338C-100000@typhoon.cs.odu.edu>,
Mike Olson  <olson@cs.odu.edu> wrote:
>What I am thinking about getting is an external USR Sportster or Courier
>and a Hayes ESP Enhanced Serial I/O card. (Like a 16540 with a 1K buffer)
>Will that even work under FreeBSD or am I better off getting a regular 
>16540 I/O card or internal Modem.

Get a 16550 card, not a 16540 card. The 16550 costs all of $13, and makes a
big difference. Don't get the Hayes card... the 1k buffer won't be used (and
IMHO isn't needed).