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- From: carlos@carlos
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Can I upgrade a 16450 uart to a 16550a?
- Message-ID: <yWQTrAUIBh107h@carlos>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 93 23:40:18 -0500
- References: <1993Jan7.152939.28987@wam.umd.edu>
- Reply-To: carlos@infoserv.com
- Organization: Dominguez UseNet, Brooklyn NY, USA
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- In <1993Jan7.152939.28987@wam.umd.edu> joel@wam.umd.edu (Joel M. Hoffman) writes:
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- >I just purchased a high speed modem (14.4K from Boca) for my Dell
- >325D. I was almost sure Dell would have put a good uart in the
- >machine, but it turns out it's only a 16450. Naturally, I'm losing
- >char.s with high-speed transfers, especially with a loaded machine
- >(I'm running Linux --- a Unix clone).
-
- Is it an Internal or external BOCA modem?
-
- >Is it possible to upgrade the 16450 to a 16550a? (I assume that will
- >help the problem; correct me if I'm wrong.)
-
- If the BOCA is an internal model, I don't think so. It has a UART
- emulator and buffer built in.
-
- If its an external model, add a new serial card with a 16550.
-
- >[I tried asking the representative a Dell, but, when he answer my
- >question of "What kind of uart is in the machine" with "You have a
- >VLSI chip," I gave up.]
-
- Call again, and find someone there who knows what they are talking
- about. If not keep on asking for a supervisor or someone in charge.
-
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