dave@pmafire.UUCP (Dave Remien) (12/12/89)
Just at a question, does the Bell Tech HUB card use 16450 chips for
the serial I/O? Has anyone tried using a HUB card with Jim Murray's asy
driver with 16550 chips in place?
Since TRC is selling the card for $195; with the 16550 replacements (if
possible) and Jim's asy driver, looks like the best low-cost way to go
to me.
Thanks in advance.
Dave
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{uunet|bigtex}!pmafire!dave or rzd@inel.gov "Dave Barry for President" davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr) (12/12/89)
In article <897@pmafire.UUCP> dave@pmafire.UUCP (Dave Remien) writes: | | Just at a question, does the Bell Tech HUB card use 16450 chips for | the serial I/O? Has anyone tried using a HUB card with Jim Murray's asy | driver with 16550 chips in place? Sorry, the chips are not 16550 (I believe they are 8250, but don't quote me). That question came up two days ago when I installed a HUB board myself. Worse luck they're soldered in and would be a grade-A *bitch* to get out. -- bill davidsen (davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM -or- uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen) "The world is filled with fools. They blindly follow their so-called 'reason' in the face of the church and common sense. Any fool can see that the world is flat!" - anon
jgd@rsiatl.UUCP (John G. De Armond) (12/13/89)
In article <897@pmafire.UUCP> dave@pmafire.UUCP (Dave Remien) writes: > >Just at a question, does the Bell Tech HUB card use 16450 chips for >the serial I/O? Has anyone tried using a HUB card with Jim Murray's asy >driver with 16550 chips in place? > >Since TRC is selling the card for $195; with the 16550 replacements (if >possible) and Jim's asy driver, looks like the best low-cost way to go >to me. > The 16550s should work, though I've not tried them in this particular card. The problem is that by the time one pays $195 for the card and $20 ea for 16550s, the price is bumping up against that of the lower cost smart cards. BTW, anyone got a source for CHEAP 16550? Cheaper than Digikey or Jameco? John -- John De Armond, WD4OQC | The Fano Factor - Radiation Systems, Inc. Atlanta, GA | Where Theory meets Reality. emory!rsiatl!jgd **I am the NRA** |
steve@nuchat.UUCP (Steve Nuchia) (12/13/89)
In article <909@rsiatl.UUCP> jgd@rsiatl.UUCP (John G. De Armond) writes: >The 16550s should work, though I've not tried them in this particular >card. The problem is that by the time one pays $195 for the card and >$20 ea for 16550s, the price is bumping up against that of the lower >cost smart cards. If you need to populate the whole card with fast chips you may as well get a smart card, IMHO. On the other hand, if you need two fast ports and some slower ones, like me, it doesn't look like such a bad deal. >BTW, anyone got a source for CHEAP 16550? Cheaper than Digikey or >Jameco? I know they can be had for around $10 in quantity -- co-op buying is an option, as is conning your card vendor into carrying them as an option. -- Steve Nuchia South Coast Computing Services (713) 964-2462 "If the conjecture `You would rather I had not disturbed you by sending you this.' is correct, you may add it to the list of uncomfortable truths." - Edsgar Dijkstra
compata@cup.portal.com (David H Close) (12/14/89)
The BellTech HUB6 board uses 8250 UARTs. Dave Close, Compata, Arlington, Texas compata@cup.portal.com