Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!hplabs!hp-sdd!ucsdhub!loral!jcb From: jcb@loral.UUCP (Jay Bowden) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: AST 386 & serial ports Message-ID: <2396@loral.UUCP> Date: 27 Sep 89 16:04:42 GMT Organization: Loral Instrumentation, San Diego Lines: 20 I have an AST 386/20 (model 340), and I know someone else who has one also. They recently received from AST a 16450 chip in the mail, with a packing slip saying only "serial port upgrade # xxyyy" or something like that, and no installation instructions, and no explanation of what it is for. Since I have recently been having a problem with my AST locking up in a situation that involves modem communications, I was wondering if any other AST owners have seen this "upgrade" kit, and if it solves any problems (My application does not lock up on a laptop ). Thanks for any info. - Jay -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jay Bowden, EE/Consultant; see also Bowden Engineering Currently contracted at Loral Instrumentation, San Diego {ucbvax, ittvax!dcdwest, akgua, decvax, ihnp4}!ucsd!loral!jcb