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From: steve@nuchat.UUCP (Steve Nuchia)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: Chips in a Bell HUB card?
Keywords: 16550, Bell Tech HUB card, PD asy driver
Message-ID: <17360@nuchat.UUCP>
Date: 13 Dec 89 01:19:57 GMT
References: <897@pmafire.UUCP> <909@rsiatl.UUCP>
Reply-To: steve@nuchat.UUCP (Steve Nuchia)
Organization: Houston Public Access
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In article <909@rsiatl.UUCP> jgd@rsiatl.UUCP (John G. De Armond) writes:
>The 16550s should work, though I've not tried them in this particular
>card.  The problem is that by the time one pays $195 for the card and
>$20 ea for 16550s, the price is bumping up against that of the lower 
>cost smart cards.

If you need to populate the whole card with fast chips you may
as well get a smart card, IMHO.  On the other hand, if you need
two fast ports and some slower ones, like me, it doesn't look
like such a bad deal.

>BTW, anyone got a source for CHEAP 16550?  Cheaper than Digikey or
>Jameco?

I know they can be had for around $10 in quantity -- co-op buying
is an option, as is conning your card vendor into carrying them
as an option.
-- 
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