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zenciadam
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How I introduced a 27-year-old computer to the web
Why didn't you just get a new serial board with the 16550A UART?
bane
on Dec 12, 2013
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It's been, many years...IIR the serial port was built into the motherboard.
Nate75Sanders
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He's saying get an _extra_ serial board (put it into an ISA slot) that has the 16550 on it. Back then, this was a common way to get around what you're talking about.
grogenaut
on Dec 12, 2013
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Yes, he needs to go back in time and commit nerd seppuku. This is intolerable.
bane
on Dec 13, 2013
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Oh yes. Right. I had forgotten about those. I may have just thought it was simpler to just get an internal modem. Who knows?
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