Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!husc6!rutgers!mailrus!umix!b-tech!zeeff From: zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff) Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport Subject: Re: serial ports on the '286 Keywords: uport SV/286 Message-ID: <4690@b-tech.UUCP> Date: 11 Aug 88 15:24:32 GMT References: <531@micropen> Reply-To: zeeff@b-tech.UUCP (Jon Zeeff) Organization: Branch Technology Ann Arbor, MI Lines: 15 In article <531@micropen> dave@micropen (David F. Carlson) writes: > About the serial port problems on the '286. I think serious thought should be given to supporting the NS16550AN. This is a plug in replacement for the existing uart that gives you a 16 byte fifo. At least the problem would go from "there is nothing that can be done" to "you need to buy a new chip". I don't know what the cost is though. -- Jon Zeeff Branch Technology, uunet!umix!b-tech!zeeff zeeff%b-tech.uucp@umix.cc.umich.edu