Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!vaxine!wjh12!genrad!decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-dosadi!binder From: binder@dosadi.DEC (The Stainless Steel Rat) Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Dual UART response Message-ID: <1664@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Mon, 18-Jun-84 14:30:48 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.1664 Posted: Mon Jun 18 14:30:48 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 20-Jun-84 00:47:56 EDT Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 16 In re: Mike Blackwell's (MKB@CMU-CS-S.ARPA) request for dual UARTs, I don't know of any absolutely plain vanilla dual UARTs in 40-pin packages, but ZILOG puts out a chip called a DART, for use with the Z80, that does the required function. The DART is really just a screen-failed Z80-SIO that wouldn't run synchronous, and it IS a relatively cheap chip. Hope this is helpful. Cheers, Dick Binder (The Stainless Steel Rat) UUCP: { decvax, allegra, ucbvax }!decwrl!rhea!dosadi!binder ARPA: binder%dosadi.DEC@decwrl.ARPA Posted Monday 18th June 1984, 14:31 EDT by DOSADI::BINDER