MITS 2SIO serial chip?

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Fri Dec 14 14:11:52 2001

Back in those days, the raw UARTs were more affordable than the 6850 or 8251.
The latter two cost 10x what the UARTs cost.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Quebbeman" <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 9:47 AM
Subject: RE: MITS 2SIO serial chip?


> > Does anyone know what chip was used for the MITS serial boards? I thought
> > that it was the 6850, but I could be wrong.
>
> Weren't a lot of people using the 8251 back in those days?
>
> I had to play some tricks in getting an interrupt-driver
> written for the 8251... this was for the redoubtable
> Data General One, a sort cool, sorta nasty laptop...
>
> -dq
>
>
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