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From: peter@NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: [Q] com1: silo owerflow and slip
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Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1993 12:45:06 GMT
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In article <1993Aug19.204243.25814@leland.Stanford.EDU> yergeau@leland.Stanford.EDU (Dan Yergeau) writes:
> Yes, I know that I should be using 16550As, but my UARTs aren't
> socketed (part of a integrated Multi-IO controller), and I haven't
> found an inexpensive (<$20) serial board with at least 1 16550A on it.

Since a 16550A retails for $13.50 on up, that'd be tough.

Get one with an 8250, clip the chip out, and install a socket. Stick your
own 16550A in. Or plump for one of the 4-port cards out there (I use Steve
Nuchia's, which lets you selectively configure shared or separate interrupts).
-- 
Peter da Silva.  <peter@sugar.neosoft.com>.
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