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- From: rlm@mcgort.COM (Robert McMillin)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: 16550 vs. 16550AFN
- Message-ID: <NX4RPB7w164w@mcgort.COM>
- Date: 20 Aug 92 00:16:10 GMT
- References: <jim.714249871@piggy>
- Organization: PBSR (Private Beta Site Research - Certified NetWare Engineer)
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- jim@ferkel.ucsb.edu (Jim Lick) writes:
-
- > PS- Fry's electronics sells the PC16550/16550AFN for $9.99. You can buy
- > it with the two line driver chips for $10.49, or you can get the line
- > driver chips at 4/$1.00 which means you have to buy 4 of each one, but
- > anyways, it's cheap to add a 16550 port if your serial card is expandable.
- > Call (408) 555-1212 and ask for the number for the Sunnyvale or Fremont
- > Fry's, or (415) 555-1212 for the one in Palo Alto. They do mail-order
- > for a reasonable charge, although their main business is retail. If you
- > ever visit the Bay Area, stop by a store. They are huge.
-
- Fry's also has a Los Angeles-area location. They are in Manhattan Beach,
- just a few blocks south of LAX.
-