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**82496/491     Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P5 Pentium) 03/22/93
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**82497/492   Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium)    <Nov94...
**82498/493   Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium)    <Nov94...
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**Later chipsets (basic spec):
**440 series:
***440FX (Natoma)       05/06/96...
***440LX (Balboa)       08/27/97...
***440BX (Seattle)      c:Apr'98...
***440DX (?)            c:?...
***440EX (?)            c:Apr'98...
***440GX (Marlinespike) 06/29/98...
***440ZX & 440ZX-66 (?) 01/04/99
Chips:         
[82443ZX] (PAC) [82371EB] (PIIX4E)
CPUs:          Single P-II/Celeron
DRAM Types:    EDO SDRAM
Mem Rows:      4
DRAM Density:  16Mbit 64Mbit
Max Mem:       256MB
ECC/Parity:    No
AGP speed:     1x 2x
Bus Speed:     66 100 133*1
PCI Clock/Bus: 1/2 1/3 1/4*1 PCI 2.1

440ZX-66 is the same but only has  bus speed of 66 MHz and PCI divisor
or 1/2.

>*1 Exists  but unofficially. There is  no 1/2 divider  for AGP, 
    making AGP unstable in a 133MHz bus system. In this config. the 
    system is overclocked.



***440ZX-M (?)          05/17/99...
***440MX (Banister)     05/17/99...
**450NX  (?)            06/29/98:...
**?????  (Profusion)    c:99...
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*PC CHIPS/Amptron/Atrend/ECS/Elpina/etc...
**Notes:
You eventually get  to know when a  board is made by PC  Chips just by
looking at it.
 
Here is a test:
1.  No manufacture name, or one of the above.
2.  If the board has a lots of components that sound like a well known 
    part but aren't the well known part. i.e. 'HX Pro' instead of 
    '430HX'
3a. A really good feature set where you think, that's exactly what I'm 
    looking for.
 b. The features don't really work as intended. 
4.  The price is fantastic.
5.  Its disappointing on closer examination.

PC Chips is  renowned for making crap products. Some  are actually not
too bad, they're no worse than  your average brand. However some are a
nightmare either by design or  just poorly made. Fake components glued
on is not  uncommon. Fake labels over other components.  PCB's so thin
they require low insertion force ISA connectors, every trick to save a
few $.

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**W83769          Local Bus IDE Solution                           <94
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**UARTS:
**W86C250A  UART (equivalent of INS8C250A) [no datasheet]
**W86C450/P Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter         <Jul89...
**W86C451   I/O controller for IBM PC/AT/XT                     <Jul89...
**W86C452   I/O controller for IBM PC/AT                         Jul89...
**W86C456   I/O controller [no datasheet]                            ?
**W860551/P UART with FIFO and Printer Port Controller             <94...
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