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From: DSB100@psuvm.psu.edu (David Barr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Replacing an 8250 with a 16550a chip
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Date: 24 Apr 91 03:28:36 GMT
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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