Article View: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Article #9482Re: Replacing an 8250 with a 16550a chip
From: David Barr
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1991 03:28
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1991 03:28
11 lines
1170 bytes
1170 bytes
With this discussion about the 8250 and the 16550a, I have gotten more interested. My Dell 310 has an 8250 chip, and I'm worried about how fast of a modem I can use on it. I'm currently in the market for a v.42bis (hopefully v.32bis when it becomes available) modem. I don't want to spend the extra money for a modem if I can't use it to its full potential. If I can't go fast enough with an 8250, is it possible to upgrade my motherboard to 16550a UART? Certainly I can't just buy a 16550a chip, pull out my 8250, and off I go, can I? (BTW the Dell 310 is a 386/20Mhz) --Dave
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<91113.232836DSB100@psuvm.psu.edu>Path:
arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!lll-winken!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!emory!gatech!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!ysub!psuvm!dsb100References:
<1991Apr20.103614.1295@agora.rain.com> <6549@bwdls58.bnr.ca> <13357.281435fc@ecs.umass.edu>Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!lll-winken!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!emory!gatech!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!ysub!psuvm!dsb100 From: DSB100@psuvm.psu.edu (David Barr) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Replacing an 8250 with a 16550a chip Message-ID: <91113.232836DSB100@psuvm.psu.edu> Date: 24 Apr 91 03:28:36 GMT References: <1991Apr20.103614.1295@agora.rain.com> <6549@bwdls58.bnr.ca> <13357.281435fc@ecs.umass.edu> Distribution: na Organization: Penn State University Lines: 11