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From: henden@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Arne A. Henden)
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Subject: Re: "Oct-UART" (8-Channel UART)
Summary: Systech may have one
Keywords: Systech, OCTART
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Date: 7 Jan 91 14:37:57 GMT
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In article <1183@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca> Samuel Lam writes:
>Does anyone know of a manufacturer for an "OctUART" chip --
>an UART chip which has 8 current channels.  i.e. The Intel
>8250 has one channel, the Zilog SCC has two, and this one
>has eight.

I received literature from Systech Corp. (619) 453-8970
back in early 1989 describing their SYC6208P84 8-channel
serial communications controller, also known as OCTART.
It was in an 84-pin PLCC, 8 independent channels at up
to 38.4Kbps per channel, 8char FIFOs on input/output,
full modem control plus XON/XOFF, etc. $61 (1000).
  Don't know if they ever put the chip in full production.
Might check with them and see.  If anyone has used this
chip, I'd be interested in hearing about their success.
Come to think of it, I think the new 8-port cards for
the Sun S-bus also use a single chip.  Good luck.