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From: "boyd, rounin" <boyd@insultant.net>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Re: random moving of cursor arrow
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Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 10:51:11 +0200
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> >>I used to avoid the fifo for mice because it made the mouse jerky.
>
> i never really understood that: i switched on the uart fifo at the start on a
system
> i did and it handled a mouse without fuss.

no, it makes perfect sense [some random floyd/waters quote] 'cos if you don't
fill/empty it right all sorts of 'orrible stuff can happen.

iirc, from the dz-kmc days you needed to manage the 'fifo' so it wouldn't
overrun, but at the same time you needed a timer to empty it [stick on the rawq]
so stuff just didn't get 'stuck'.

how much time have i wasted with rs-232 junk?  too much.