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**Spelling errors/mistyped words
Yes, I  know there are  spelling errors,  and things are  mistyped. It
seems no matter  how hard I try  my fingers hit 't'  twice when typing
'compatible' rendering it 'compattible' numerous, (thousands actually)
times.  I  don't have the  time or the will  to check the  spelling of
everything. Basic spell checking has been peformed. Please let me know
if  there is  anything that  would lead  to incorrect  information, or
something  is so  mangled  that  it needs  revising.  But  if you  can
basically  understand  what was  intended,  just  cope with  it.  Just
cope:-)

BTW, "110" port is  an "I/O" port that has been OCRed  badly, as is an
"1/0" port.

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**A note on VESA support of 486 chipsets.
Many chipsets state  that they support VESA local  bus.  In some cases
these actually  implement VLB somewhat  like PCI, where it  is entirly
decoupled from the CPU bus. Chipsets  that do not state they work with
VLB,  may  be found  on  motherboards  that  contain VLB  slots.   VLB
is  *basically*  The 486  CPU  pinout in  a  slot  form. Unless  these
m/boards contain  some additional  chips, there VLB  implementation is
directly coupled to the CPU.

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*Forex . . . . . . [List only, no datasheets found]...
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**82497/492   Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium)    <Nov94
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**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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**W86C451   I/O controller for IBM PC/AT/XT                     <Jul89
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The W860451 is an enhanced version of the popular W860450 asynchronous
communication element  (ACE) fabricated using  WINBOND'S CMOS process.
The  device   supports  one  serial-to-parallel   conversion  on  data
characters  received  from  a  peripheral  device  or  a  MODEM.   and
parallel-to-serial  conversion on  data characters  received  from the
CPU. The  CPU can  read the complete  status of  the UART at  any time
during the functional  operation. Status information reported includes
the type and  condition of the transfer operations  being performed by
the UART as well as any error conditions (parity, overrun, framing. or
break  interrupt).   The  UART   includes  a  programmable  baud  rate
generator that is capable of dividing the timing reference clock input
by divisors of 1 to (2^16 -  1), and producing a 16x clock for driving
the internal  transmitter logic. Provisions  are also included  to use
this  16x clock  to drive  the receiver  logic.  The  UART  includes a
complete  MODEM-control capability  and a  processor-interrupt system.
interrupts can  be programmed  to the user’s  requirements, minimizing
the computing required to handle the communications link.  In addition
to its communication interface  capabilities, the W860451 provides the
user with a parallel Centronics type printer.
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**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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