Hi Risciers,
>For those thinking that 16450's aren't good enough,
>I've found something new:
>
>SMC FDC37C665
>
>- 765 compatible FDC, able to r/w 2.88 MB floppys
>- Two 16550 UARTS with 16byte send/rec. fifo
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>- bidirectional parallel port.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>- IDE Interface
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>- comes in a 100pin QFP Package.
That's GREAT!!
>Price is around $23 in low quantities (1...10)
>
>What do you think about ?
Although the price is a little bit high, can we use this multi-purpose
chip instead of SCSI + UART + PAL (for parallel port)? I like 16550,
I like bi-directional parallel port, and I have IDE drives.
Will this chip save us bucks + real estate?
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