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**82396SX     Smart Cache                                     12/17/90
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**82485       Turbo Cache (and 485Turbocache)                      c90...
**82489DX       Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller    10/12/92...
**82495DX/490DX DX CPU-Cache Chip Set                           <Sep91...
**82495XP/490XP Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for i860)       06/05/91...
**82496/491     Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P5 Pentium) 03/22/93...
**82497/492   Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium)    <Nov94...
**82498/493   Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium)    <Nov94...
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**450NX  (?)            06/29/98:...
**?????  (Profusion)    c:99...
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**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 $.

**Early Chipsets:...
**Later Chipsets:...
*SIS...
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*VLSI...
**VL82C113 SCAMP  Combination I/O chip                               ?
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**VL82C114 Combination I/O chip                                      ?
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**Modems:
VL7C212A CMOS 300/1200 Bit-Per-Second Modem 
VL7C213 CMOS Parallel Bus Modem Controller. 
VL7C214 CMOS Stand-Alone Modem Interface Controller
VL7C215 CMOS High Speed Parallel Bus Modem Controller 
VL7C224A 2400 Bit-Per-Second Analog Modem 
VL7C225 CMOS 2400 Bit-Per-Second Modem Advanced Coprocessor Family 
VL7C235 CMOS 2400 Bit-Per-Second Modem Advanced Coprocessor Family 
VL7C245 CMOS 2400 Bit-Per-Second Modem Advanced Coprocessor Family 
VL7C312 CMOS 300/1200 BPS Modem With Pin Programmable Receiver Gain
VL7C412 CMOS 300/1200 BPS Modem (Single 5-Volt Power Supply)
VL7C413 CMOS High Speed Parallel Bus Modem Controller 
VL7C414 CMOS Stand-Alone Modem Interface Controller 


**Other:...
**Not sure if they actually exist...
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