Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site intelca.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!intelca!kds From: kds@intelca.UUCP (Ken Shoemaker) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: PC/AT: Technical Observations Message-ID: <379@intelca.UUCP> Date: Sun, 26-Aug-84 01:04:50 EDT Article-I.D.: intelca.379 Posted: Sun Aug 26 01:04:50 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 22-Aug-84 01:10:32 EDT References: <12583@sri-arpa.UUCP> Organization: Intel, Santa Clara, Ca. Lines: 16 >The Intel 8250 series UART used in the older PC line has >been replaced with a new National product, the 16450 (said >to be higher speed on the computer interfaces). Users of >8250 clones from foreign suppliers have, in the past, >experienced slight differences from Intel's product opera- >tion. Thus, handler writers should be cautious of the port >part change. No offense, but I think the 8250 is also a National part. Intel has a UART called the 8251a, which is kinda close in number, but quite different in functionality, for what it's worth. -- Ken Shoemaker, Intel, Santa Clara, Ca. {pur-ee,hplabs,amd,scgvaxd,dual,idi,omsvax}!intelca!kds ---the above views are personal. They may not represent those of Intel.