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- From: ata@hfsi.uucp (John Ata FSO)
- Subject: Re: GVP multi-port card
- Message-ID: <1992Jul23.212821.27136@hfsi.uucp>
- Reply-To: ata@hfsi.UUCP (John Ata FSO)
- Organization: HFSI, McLean VA.
- References: <1992Jul16.150923.18622@cs.hut.fi> <1992Jul19.072155.6069@afterlife.ncsc.mil> <92201.131532LEEK@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> <1992Jul20.220100.22197@afterlife.ncsc.mil>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 21:28:21 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul20.220100.22197@afterlife.ncsc.mil> bkwilli@afterlife.ncsc.mil (Bryan Williams) writes:
- >Ask and ye shall receive (pant). Searched thru my boxes to find the data book.
- >OK, here 'tis:
- >
- >Startech Semiconductor, Inc.
- >1215 Bordeaux Drive
- >Sunnyvale, CA 94089
- >(408) 745-0801
- >
- >Part #, once again, is the ST68C554 Quad UART.
- >
- >To answer your question, YES, each UART is a totally separate entity, with its
- >own baud rate generator.
- >A full modem interface is included, 8-wire I believe, but you can leave the
- >unused handshaking lines out....
- >
- >
- >As far as your excuse for why the thing lists for $299, or why ASDG's sells for
- >over $200, or why Commodore's does (though CBM sortof has the best buy IF 19200
- >is good enough) cost $300+ as well..... I thought I stated clearly, "no bullshit
- >answers"! :)
- >
- >Realistically, with PC cards using the 16550 UARTs, and costing $30-$40 for
- Where do you see that? The cheapest I've seen a 16550 serial card was a
- dual 16550 which sold for $80.00.
- >the 16550 type, or less (not sure if the ones I've seen are 1 or 2 port)...
- >
- >but c'mon, $299 list? $200 or so street price--- even $150 would be robbery!
- >
-
- Again, take a look at the Comp USA catalog...
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