[ On Friday, May 3, 2002 at 05:27:25 (-0700), Don Yuniskis wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: SparcStation ipx versus Sparc Classic
>
> "Charles Shannon Hendrix" <shannon@widomaker.com> wrote:
> > 
> > That used to happen on SS1 machines, and I think we just wired a resistor
> > in there, but it never bothers my SS5's at all.
> >
> > When did this stop happening on the Sun workstations?
> 
> If that is indeed the case, a better question would be "Why?"

because sun fixed their serial port design?

> (ie. and how do we mimic the behavior)

replace the RS-232 drivers on your motherboard and use only "approved"
terminal devices....

(and at least make sure if your machine is a model with selectable
signal levels that you've selected true RS-232 levels....)

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