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**82495XP/490XP Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for i860)       06/05/91
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**82C496/7       DXBB PC/AT Chipset (Cached)                 <01/16/92
***Info:
The OPTi  82C497 is a Direct  Mapped Write Back  cache controller with
one level write buffer that is  an optional part of the DXBB (Building
Block) Chip  set.  The DXBB also  contains the 82C496  and the 82C206,
which form the  heart of the system.  The 82C497 is  added to the DXBB
chip set for cache based systems.

The OPTi  82C496 offers an  upgradable CPU module  base-board solution
for the 80386  or the 80486 PC/AT system. By  swapping the CPU module,
the  vendor can configure  the 82C496  driven base-board  into various
32-bit AT  systems - 386 or 486  CPU, with cache or  without cache and
rated at 16MHz- 50MHz.

For the Non-Cache systems, the CPU interfaces directly with the 82C496
and the local devices, like the local VGA controller or the local hard
disk adaptor.

For cache based systems the 82C497 (the cache controller) sits between
the CPU and  the 82C496 and the local devices.  All the high frequency
signals are isolated by the  82C497. This allows the base-board to run
at a fixed speed  (25 or 33MHz) - while the CPU  and the Cache can run
synchronously at any determined  rated speed. This provides a reliable
upgrade method for the CPU modules.

***Configurations:...
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**82C498         DXWB PC/AT chipset [no datasheet]                   ?...
**82C499         DXSC DX System Controller                        c:93...
**82C546/547     Python PTM3V                                     c:94...
**82C556/7/8     Viper [no datasheet]                                ?...
**82C556/7/8N    Viper-N  Viper Notebook Chipset             <05/25/95...
**82C556M/7M/8E  Viper-N+ Viper Notebook Chipset                  c:96...
**82C566/7/8     Viper-Max Chipset Scalable MultiMedia PC Solution   ?...
**82C571/572     486/Pentium                                      c:93...
**82C576/7/8     Viper Xpress  [no datasheet]                        ?...
**82C576/8/9     Viper XPress+ [no datasheet, some info]     <01/16/97...
**82C596/597     PTMAWB Pentium Adaptive Write-back (Cobra)       c:93...
**82C650/1/2     Discovery (Pentium Pro) [no datasheet]              ?...
**82C681/2/6/7   386/486WB EISA                                   c:92...
**82C683         386/486AWB EISA [no datasheet]                      ?...
**82C693/6/7     Pentium uP Write Back Cache EISA                 c:93...
**82C700         FireStar                                         c:97...
**82C701         FireStar Plus                                    c:97...
**82C750         Vendetta      [no datasheet]                        ?...
**82c801         SCWB2 DX Single Chip Solution                    c:92...
**82C802         SCWB2 PC/AT Single Chip [no datasheet]              ?...
**82C802G/GP     System/Power Management Controller (cached)      c:93...
**82C895         System/Power Management Controller (cached)   c:Sep94...
**82C898         System/Power Management Controller (non-cache)c:Nov94...
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**Support Chips:
**82C601/2       Buffer Devices                                 <Nov94...
**82C822         PCIB (VLB-to-PCI bridge)                         c:94...
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**SL82C470   'Mozart' 486/386 EISA chipset                     c:Dec91
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***Features:
o   100% EISA compatible
o   20/25/33/50 MHz 80486 DX/SX CPU operation
o   25/33/40 Mhz 80386DX CPU Operation
o   Integrated write back cache controller with built-in tag comparator
o   Concurrent CPU-cache and EMA/master operations with bus snooping
o   Only ten TTL components are required
o   Complete EISA system can be built on a baby AT sized motherboard
o   Flexible cache size from 64KB to 1MB
o   Page mode DRAM operation supporting 1 to 4 banks up to 256MB
o   Video/system BIOS, shadowing and caching
o   Supports both conventional and concurrent configurations
o   Inclusive secondary cache for snoop filtering
o   Synchronous EISA bus clock
o   Transparent Gate A20 and CPU reset
o   CPU local bus device support
o   Supports 80387, 80487SX and Weitek 3167/4167 co-processors
o   Decoupled refresh without holding CPU
o   Staggered DRAM refresh to minimize power supply noise
o   Rlch set of register options to allow customization
o   Three 160-pin PQFP packages in low power and high speed 0.8um CMOS 
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**SL82C490   'Wagner' 486?              [no datasheet]               ?...
**SL82C550   'Rossini' Pentium          [no datasheet]            c:95...
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**Support Chips:
**SL82C365    Cache Controller (for 386DX/SX)                     c:91...
**SL82C465    Cache Controller (for 486/386DX/SX)                 c:91...
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