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From: scott@zorch.sf-bay.org (Scott Hazen Mueller)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Mouse drop nuisance
Date: 19 Jun 1995 03:54:50 GMT
Organization: At Home; Salida, CA
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In article <3rteg9$kr9@gazette.tandem.com>, scott@zorch.sf-bay.org (Scott Hazen Mueller) writes:
>FreeBSD 2.0.5R, XF86 3.11, 486DX2-66, 12MB RAM, IDE drives, kernel reports
>sio0 and sio1 as 16450, Mouse Systems "White Mouse".

>Jun 16 18:40:20 zorch /kernel: sio0: 1 more silo overflow (total 21)

Seem to be a lot of self follow-ups in this group...

From comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.* Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

Q) 3.15  What is a 16550 and do I need one? 
 
The 16550 is a UART with two 16 byte FIFOs.  [...] The 'normal' UART in the PC
(the 8250 or 16450) only has 1-byte FIFOs.

Grrr...  Didn't realize that a 16450 was such a poor cousin to a 16550.  Time
to add to my upgrade shopping list.  It's a wonder the silly thing was able to
do UUCP at all.

-- 
Scott Hazen Mueller | scott@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG or tandem!zorch!scott