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From: Scott Cartier <dsyaroze@concentric.net>
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Subject: Re: Printf()
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 02:38:49 -0700
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> Since I've never heard of anyone else having such problems, it sounds to me like the data returning
> to the PC is getting corrupted. This could be caused by interference or a loose/damaged cable. Try
> writing a test program that only outputs some example text. If that text is getting corrupted too,
> then it's your connection at fault.

I have that problem too.

I have a screen capture routine that basically encodes the screen in
ASCII and prints it out to SIOCONS.  I capture it using a log file
and then decode it on my PC.  I'm having that same problem with
characters being dropped randomly, which really screws with the
screen shot.  I had to print out stuff multiple times for redundancy
to get a clean output.

When I bumped my connection from 115k down to 9600 it seemed to get
better, but still would drop a few every now and then.

<shrug>

Scott