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From: bruce@camb.com (Barton F. Bruce)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: AT I/O card with 16550, available
Message-ID: <1991Mar28.041140.39652@camb.com>
Date: 28 Mar 91 09:11:40 GMT
Organization: Cambridge Computer Associates, Inc.
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AT I/O cards with acceptable UARTS are very hard to find, but
just maybe there is one at an affordable price.

The EVEREX 'Magic I/O card', their # EVO-00-170-A1 sadly
has a 16450 chip, and that is what most distributors and hence dealers
are stocking. There IS another model available from EVEREX that
has a 16550 that is really the same card, different UART.
It is the # EVO-00-170-A3. That is NOT a National chip in there but
a Mylex (sp?) (MX with a slashed X logo), and it is NOT in a socket, but
is just soldered down (will they ever learn). Ultimately the expansion
kit to populate the socketed second port might be available with a GOOD
uart, but for now it has a cheap one.

If anyone knows a distributor or dealer that stocks these please mail
me. If you know any PROVEABLE reason that THAT 16550 they are using fails
where the National one doesn't, I want to know, and I will call the product 
manager or mail you his name and number if you prefer. He is convinced it 
is ok. I would rather pay a tad more for the National chip.