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- From: naddy@mips.pfalz.de (Christian Weisgerber)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: UART: Texas Instruments TL16C750
- Date: 6 Apr 1996 21:31:51 +0200
- Message-ID: <4k6gr7$qql@mips.pfalz.de>
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- "Art McGee, IGC User Support" <support4@IGC.APC.ORG> writes:
-
- > o Why hasn't this UART shown up as yet in more PCs and serial boards?
- >
- > o How long will it be before this chip completely usurps the 16550AFN and
- > the 16C550 clones?
-
- To give you a perspective: people still sell serial cards with 16450s
- today.
-
- > o Do software programs that already know how to activate the 16550AFN need
- > to be modified in *any* way to use the 16C750 effectively?
-
- If the software is to use the features the '750 has over a '550: yes.
-
- Traditionally, serial ports are the most neglected part of any system.
-
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