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From: larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Why no PC modems without UART (re: Beware the Telebit T18pc)
Keywords: uart chip emulation modem
Message-ID: <1991Feb10.140705.8622@nstar.rn.com>
Date: 10 Feb 91 14:07:05 GMT
References: <1991Feb7.225401.28138@ingres.Ingres.COM> <1991Feb9.022024.10932@wsrcc.com> <23314@netcom.COM>
Organization: Northern Star Communications, Limited
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gandrews@netcom.COM (Greg Andrews) writes:

>Ever try to emulate a UART chip in software?  Ever wonder why the smart
>multiport boards don't do it either?  It's a pain in the butt!

Several of the multiport vendors have seperate versions of their boards,
one with 8250's and another with 16550A chips

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