vcl@mimas.UUCP (Victor C. Limary) (04/12/91)
I'm looking for a good and reliable serial card. I don't need anything
except one port, but two are alright. I would prefer it to be 16 bit,
and have a socketed UART. I don't want a multi-function I/O card, since
I've already got serial and parallel interfaces built into the
motherboard, and I already have a game port on my Sound Blaster. I would
prefer to just change UARTs, but my motherboard design uses VLSI UARTs,
and it's just a bit hard to replace that with the 16550AN. Prices around
$35 are a plus.
Thanks.
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"-----"jerry@gumby.Altos.COM (Jerry Gardner) (04/16/91)
In article <7Fw0Z5w163w@mimas.UUCP> vcl@mimas.UUCP (Victor C. Limary) writes: > >motherboard, and I already have a game port on my Sound Blaster. I would >prefer to just change UARTs, but my motherboard design uses VLSI UARTs, >and it's just a bit hard to replace that with the 16550AN. Prices around Which VLSI UARTs does your motherboard use? VLSI as in the company named VLSI? If so, they have several newer parts that contain the functional equivalent of the 16550AN. I don't have my VLSI data book handly so I don't know if the newer parts are pin compatible with the older (16450 based) parts. -- Jerry Gardner, NJ6A Altos Computer Systems UUCP: {sun|pyramid|sco|amdahl|uunet}!altos!jerry 2641 Orchard Parkway Internet: jerry@altos.com San Jose, CA 95134 Help stamp out vi in our lifetime. (408) 432-6200