Re: RFA: pause after sending S-records to ROM68K monitor

[Jim Blandy <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>]

fche@redhat.com (Frank Ch. Eigler) writes:
> : +       /* A baud rate is "symbols per second"; on a serial line, that's
> : +          the same as "bits per second".  Assume ten bits transmitted
> : +          per byte: eight data bits, one parity bit, and one stop bit.
> : +          (Usually people use 8N1, which I think means the parity bit
> : +          isn't transmitted, so we're actually at nine bits transmitted
> : +          per byte, but we need to be sure to allow enough time.)
> : [...]
> 
> The 10-vs-9 error is because you are forgetting the start bit: there's
> always one.

[light bulb]

> (FWIW, I like the hack.)

Oh, you mean my kludge?  :)