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Subject: 16550 UARTs was [REPOST] Details on the 386BSD Release 1.0 CD-ROM
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From: ernstjdt@ctech.ac.za
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 11:05:23 GMT
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In article <34b8j2$5ij@lyra.csx.cam.ac.uk> amell@cup.cam.ac.uk (Andy Mell) writes:
>Subject: Re: [REPOST] Details on the 386BSD Release 1.0 CD-ROM
>From: amell@cup.cam.ac.uk (Andy Mell)
>Date: 4 Sep 1994 01:40:50 GMT

>Jesus Monroy Jr (jmonroy@netcom.com) wrote:

>:       If your UARTS are having problems, try the National Semiconductor
>:       uP16550AF chip.

>Actually, the AF variant is buggy, but not as buggy as A. The best and most
>reliable is the 16550AFN.

>Andy

I just got a tube with PC16550DN chips, genuine Nationals - got the '~~' 
emblem - was are they??? New revison 16550s?

Ernst