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From: eli@spdcc.COM (Steve Elias)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Using the DMA Controller in PCs and ATs.
Keywords: Intel 8237 DMA controller
Message-ID: <1626@spdcc.COM>
Date: 9 Aug 88 15:09:31 GMT
References: <2988@nicmad.UUCP> <6240@chinet.chi.il.us> <8159@watdragon.waterloo.edu> <8166@watdragon.waterloo.edu>
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beware:  8237s manufactured by AMD under license from Intel have
problems.  chips marked with a date code "82" or "83" are likely
to be bad.  the problem only shows up when the PC tries to use more
than one DMA channel at a time.