diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 7462a76186..242978b028 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Mon Jan  8 13:29:34 1996  Stan Shebs  <shebs@andros.cygnus.com>
+
+	* remote-mips.c (mips_receive_header): Recognize \012 instead
+	of \n, but write \n when program sends a \012.
+	* ser-mac.c (mac_input_buffer): Increase size of buffer.
+
 Mon Jan  8 12:00:40 1996  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)
 
 	* infptrace.c (initialize_infptrace): Move function out of
diff --git a/gdb/remote-mips.c b/gdb/remote-mips.c
index db3223b6fc..2038410fcc 100644
--- a/gdb/remote-mips.c
+++ b/gdb/remote-mips.c
@@ -498,11 +498,17 @@ mips_receive_header (hdr, pgarbage, ch, timeout)
 		 we can't deal with a QUIT out of target_wait.  */
 	      if (! mips_initializing || remote_debug > 0)
 		{
-		  if (ch < 0x20 && ch != '\n')
+		  /* Note that the host's idea of newline may not
+		     correspond to the target's idea, so recognize
+		     newline by its actual ASCII code, but write it
+		     out using the \n notation.  */
+		  if (ch < 0x20 && ch != '\012')
 		    {
 		      putchar_unfiltered ('^');
 		      putchar_unfiltered (ch + 0x40);
 		    }
+		  else if (ch == '\012')
+		    putchar_unfiltered ('\n');
 		  else
 		    putchar_unfiltered (ch);
 		  gdb_flush (gdb_stdout);
diff --git a/gdb/ser-mac.c b/gdb/ser-mac.c
index ceaf35f5c3..e27a9dd06c 100644
--- a/gdb/ser-mac.c
+++ b/gdb/ser-mac.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ mac_open (scb, name)
   /* Alloc buffer space first - that way any allocation failures are
      intercepted before the serial driver gets involved. */
   if (mac_input_buffer == NULL)
-    mac_input_buffer = (char *) xmalloc (256);
+    mac_input_buffer = (char *) xmalloc (4096);
   /* Match on a name and open a port. */
   if (strcmp (name, "modem") == 0)
     {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ mac_open (scb, name)
     }
   /* We got something open. */
   if (1 /* using custom buffer */)
-    SerSetBuf (input_refnum, mac_input_buffer, 256);
+    SerSetBuf (input_refnum, mac_input_buffer, 4096);
   /* Set to a GDB-preferred state. */
   SerReset (input_refnum,  stop10|noParity|data8|baud9600);
   SerReset (output_refnum, stop10|noParity|data8|baud9600);