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From: gu.morris@SCIENCE (Richard D. Morris)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 16450 compatible with 8250 ?
Message-ID: <12360795518.18.GU.MORRISX@SCIENCE.UTAH.EDU>
Date: 21 Jan 88 00:00:00 GMT
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It turns out that the 16450 is a faster version of the 8250 with a number of
bugs in the 8250 fixed.  You should have no problems using the 16450 in place
of the 8250, if the software you are using doesn't rely on some of the bugginess
of the 8250.

The 8250 should not be used in IBM/AT and compatible machines because its cycle
times are too long for reliable operation at AT bus speeds.

You can obtain from National Semiconductor a comprehensive list of the
differences and bug fixes between the 8250 and 16450.

Hope this was of some help.

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