evanc@isishq.fidonet.org (Evan Champion) (04/01/91)
I am currently thinking about what I want to put in to my new computer (which I will probably be getting this summer.) I am sure I want a 16550A, but is this the latest/best chip available? I also know about the Hayes ESP board, which is also an option, however I will have to find a price list. Can anyone help me? It would be driving a high speed modem (most likely a V32bis equiped one). Evan
root@zswamp.fidonet.org (Geoffrey Welsh) (04/02/91)
In a letter to All, Evan Champion (evanc@isishq.fidonet.org ) wrote: >I am currently thinking about what I want to put in to my >new computer >(which I will probably be getting this summer.) I am sure I >want a 16550A, >but is this the latest/best chip available? I also know >about the Hayes ESP >board, which is also an option, however I will have to find >a price list. >Can anyone help me? It would be driving a high speed modem >(most likely a >V32bis equiped one). The Hayes ESP is in the same category, in terms of both performance and price, as the larger intelligent multiport cards. That is to say, it's going to be far more effective than a 16550 alone, but it's probably going to cost at least $200 Canadian, two to four times what I'd expect to pay for a two-port serial card with 16550s. The ESP's price is easily explained by the fact that it is an I/O subsystem to itself, powered by a CPU and equipped with its own 16550s. You must decide if you need the ESP's performance and if it fits your budget. -- UUCP: watmath!xenitec!zswamp!root | 602-66 Mooregate Crescent Internet: root@zswamp.fidonet.org | Kitchener, Ontario FidoNet: SYSOP, 1:221/171 | N2M 5E6 CANADA Data: (519) 742-8939 | (519) 741-9553 The mile is traversed not by a single leap, but by a procession of coherent steps; those who insist on making the trip in a single element will be failing long after you and I have discovered new worlds. -- me