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- From: puma <puma@halcyon.com>
- Subject: Re: Can I upgrade a 16450 uart to a 16550a?
- Message-ID: <2To7wB1w165w@halcyon.com>
- Originator: bbs@halcyon.com
- Sender: sso@nwnexus.WA.COM (System Security Officer)
- Organization: organized?? me??
- References: <726536530snx@n5ial.mythical.com>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 23:09:12 GMT
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- jim@n5ial.mythical.com (Jim Graham) writes:
- > > [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.]
- >
- > usually (and there are exceptions), sales droids don't have a clue about
- > these things. the guy you talked to probably doesn't know the
- > difference between a UART and a toaster, and just pulled out a term
- > (VLSI) that he'd heard in the past somewhere. :-)
- > e-mail me if you want more info, have questions, etc.
- > --jim
-
- He likely was correct, many systems don't use "real" UARTS, they use
- a VLSI chip that is programmed to emulate the uarts and other parts.
- *flame on* - Why bother talking with your manufacturer who "doesn't
- have a clue," when you can talk with an equally clueless person on
- the net.
- *flame off*
-