Return to BSD News archive
Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.questions:13207 comp.os.386bsd.misc:3513 comp.unix.bsd:14908 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!scipio.cyberstore.ca!vanbc.wimsey.com!unixg.ubc.ca!quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca!alberta!atha!aupair.cs.athabascau.ca!rwa From: rwa@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca (Ross Alexander) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: 16550 UARTs was [REPOST] Details on the 386BSD Release 1.0 CD-ROM Message-ID: <rwa.779741092@aupair.cs.athabascau.ca> Date: 16 Sep 94 18:44:52 GMT References: <jmonroyCutor9.n4o@netcom.com> <9408252241.36@rmkhome.com> <jmonroyCv9tBs.I4u@netcom.com> <34b8j2$5ij@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> <ernstjdt.36.2E797BF3@ctech.ac.za> Sender: news@cs.athabascau.ca Followup-To: comp.os.386bsd.questions Lines: 23 In article <34b8j2$5ij@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> amell@cup.cam.ac.uk (Andy Mell) writes: >Subject: Re: [REPOST] Details on the 386BSD Release 1.0 CD-ROM >From: amell@cup.cam.ac.uk (Andy Mell) >Date: 4 Sep 1994 01:40:50 GMT >Jesus Monroy Jr (jmonroy@netcom.com) wrote: >: If your UARTS are having problems, try the National Semiconductor >: uP16550AF chip. >Actually, the AF variant is buggy, but not as buggy as A. The best and most >reliable is the 16550AFN. >Andy Since the trailing N in AFN is just a packaging code (epoxy DIP) and has nothing to do with the die revision (AF) or the part type (16550) I'm very interested in knowing what you think this difference in bugs is, exactly. I do agree that the 16550A (or AN) had problems. regards, Ross -- Ross Alexander VE6PDQ rwa@cs.athabascau.ca, (403) 675 6311 rwa@auwow.cs.athabascau.ca Television is chewing gum for the eyes. -- Frank Lloyd Wright