[GreenKeys] Support for serial ports

[Jim Haynes]

On Tue, 14 Jun 2011, John Nagle wrote:

>    Actually, Windows is better about serial port speeds than
> UNIX.  UNIX has a fixed list of speeds, and 45 baud isn't one
> of them.  Windows takes a baud rate, and if you put in 45, a
> standard PC serial port will be appropriately adjusted.
>
>    There are patches to UNIX to change the baud rate, but they're
> something of a pain.

Actually it's not that hard.   Somebody once sent me an incantation
to do it, but of course I can't find it now.
>
>    Personally, I use Silicon Laboratories' USB to serial converters
> and reprogram them to operate at 45 baud when told to operate at
> 600 baud.  See
>
>    http://www.aetherltd.com/connectingusb.html
>
Thanks for that tip.