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Re: 16450?

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From: Stephen Walton
Date: Fri, 12 May 1989 17:37
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In article <319@richsun.UUCP>, nico@richsun (Kevin Nicodemus) writes:
>   Yes, the National 16450 is compatable with the National 8250...
>But all of this is moot.  The Amiga does not use a 8250
>for the serial port, it uses one of two identical custom chips.

Which I guess I should have known.  Thanks for all those who replied.
If there is any interest, I'll let y'all know if the 8250-16450 swap
in the PC does in fact increase its serial port performance.
--
Stephen Walton, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Cal State Univ. Northridge
RCKG01M@CALSTATE.BITNET       ecphssrw@afws.csun.edu
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