need help with an old ST-251 MFM drive...

From: Iggy Drougge <optimus_at_canit.se>
Date: Mon Jul 30 23:51:22 2001

Tony Duell skrev:

>> > Of course it's easy enough to replace the 8250 with a 16550. Desolder the
>> > old chip and pop in the new one.
>>
>> Or replace the I/O card, or, if you are lucky, it's a dual serial card

>Why would _anybody_, particularly on this list, replace a card rather
>than replacing a single, easy-to-get 40 pin chip?

Why not? Replacing the card would keep both intact, and it's not as though PC
serial cards are uncommon by any means. They should be the runner up prize in
our "tonne of 386'es" draw. =)

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