Re: Slightly unmatched UART frequencies

> > As far as I know, asynchronous transmission was intended to be between
> > two devices, such as a terminal and a computer, though more likely two
> > terminals in the early days.
> > 
Originally developed by Emille Baudot (google) for telex. Hence Baud.
Buffer overflows are irrelevant in the modern world since the
terminals will be handling the data far faster than the transmission
rate. All that is required is the receiving uart detect the start bit
reliably. Longer stop bits help.