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- From: rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
- Subject: Re: Another 16550 question
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- References: <1992Jul22.140740.22599@unislc.uucp>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 20:01:17 GMT
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- hastings@unislc.uucp (Clint Hastings) writes:
- >I finally looked at my multi-IO card, and on it are 2 unsocketed chips
- >labeled Goldstar 16450. The chips are rather large and have 40 pins.
- >Can I remove them and replace them with the 16550AFN? Is that all
- >there is to it hardware-wise, besides letting Windows and any comm
- >programs know about it?
-
- That's it. The 16550AFN is (effectively) pin compatible with the
- 16450. You'll get some who will tell you you need two other
- associated timing chips, but if your board is socketed it should
- handle it no problem - I've never seen a board that needed the extra
- chips.
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