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**82395SX Smart Cache 12/17/90
***Notes:...
**82396SX Smart Cache 12/17/90...
**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...
**
**Later chipsets (basic spec):
**440 series:...
**450NX (?) 06/29/98:...
**????? (Profusion) c:99...
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*HMC (Hulon Microelectronics)...
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*PC CHIPS/Amptron/Atrend/ECS/Elpina/etc...
**Other alias:
Eurone, Fugu, Fugutech, Hi Sing, Houston, Assa,
H Tech, Matsonic, Minstaple, PCWare, Pine, Warpspeed,
Ability, Alton Aristo, Asia Gate, Asiatech, AddTech Research,
Hedaka, Protac, Hsing Tech,
And probably more.
**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...
*Symphony...
*TI (Texas Instruments)...
*UMC...
*Unresearched:...
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*VLSI...
**VL82C*** IBM/INTEL Direct replacement ?
PC/XT:
IBM: VLSI: Desc:
Intel 8284 VL82C84A 8-10MHz 8086 and 8088 Clock Generator and Driver
Intel 8288 VL82C88 8-10MHz 8086 and 8088 Bus Controller
Intel 8259 VL82C59A 8-10MHz CMOS Programmable Interrupt Controller
Intel 8237 VL82C37A 5-8MHz CMOS Direct Memory Access (DMA) Controller
Intel 8253 VL82C54A* 8-10MHz CMOS Programmable Interval Timer
Intel 8255 ?? (Keyboard Controller)
Note: * indicates: The VL82C54A datasheet says it works with the 8086/
8088, not sure if that means, the CPU or as IBM PC/XT compat-
ible. YMMV.
AT:
IBM: VLSI: Desc:
Intel 82284 VL82C284* 8-10MHz '286 Clock Generator and Driver (CMOS)
Intel 82288 VL82C288* 6-8MHz '286 Bus Controller (CMOS)
Intel 8254 VL82C54A* 8-10MHz CMOS Programmable Interval Timer
Intel 8259 VL82C59A 8-10MHz CMOS Programmable Interrupt Controller
Intel 8237 VL82C37A 5-8MHz CMOS Direct Memory Access (DMA) Controller
74LS612 VL82C612 DMA address register (implemented with a 74LS612 IC)
MC146818 RTC VL82C018* RTC with ram
Intel 8047 ?? Keyboard Controller
Note: * indicates: possible compatibility, datasheet does not state
explicitly. YMMV.
**VL82CPCAT-QC AT 12 MHz 0/1 ws c88...
**VL82CPCPM-QC AT 16 MHz 0/1 ws [no datasheet] c88...
**VL82CPCAT-16QC/-20QC AT 16 MHz or 20 MHz, 0/1 ws +386SX c89...
**VL82CPCPM-16QC/-20QC AT 16 MHz or 20 MHz, Page-Mode +386SX c89...
**VL82C031/032/033 PS/2 Model 30-compatible chip set c88...
**VL82C286-SET TOPCAT 286/386SX PC/AT-Compatible Chip Set ?...
**VL82C386-SET TOPCAT 386DX PC/AT-Compatible Chip Set ?...
**VL82C386sx-SET TOPCAT 286/386SX PC/AT-Compatible Chip Set ?...
**VL82C310 SCAMP-LT ?...
**VL82C311 SCAMP-DT ?...
**VL82C311L SCAMP-DT 286 ?...
**VL82C312 SCAMP Power Management Unit (PMU) ?...
**VL82C315A SCAMP II, Low-Power Notebook Chipset ?...
**VL82C322A SCAMP II, Power Management Unit (PMU) ?...
**VL82C316 SCAMP II, PC/AT-Compatible System Controller ?...
**VL82C323 SCAMP II, 5 Volt Power Management Unit (PMU) ?...
**VL82C380 Single chip 386DX PC/AT Controller +on-chip cache ?...
**VL82C325 VL82C386SX System Cache controller ?...
**VL82C335 VL82C386DX System Cache ctrl. [no d.sheet] ?...
**VL82C315A/322A/3216 Kodiak 32-Bit Low-Voltage Chip Set ?...
**VL82C420/144/146 SCAMP IV [no datasheet, some info] c93...
**VL82C480 System/Cache/ISA bus Controller ?...
**VL82C481 System/Cache/ISA bus Controller c92...
**VL82C486 Single-Chip 486, SC486, Controller ?...
**VL82C425 486 Cache controller ?...
**???????? Cheetah 486, PCI [no datasheet] ?...
**VL82C3216 Bus Expanding Controller Cache with write buffer ?...
**VL82C521/522 Lynx/M ?...
**VL82C530 Eagle Ð c95...
**VL82C541/543 Lynx c95...
**VL82C591/593 SuperCore 590 c94...
**VL82C594/596/597 Wildcat c95...
**I/O Chips:
**VL82C106 Combination I/O chip ?...
**VL82C107 SCAMP Combination I/O chip ?...
**VL82C108 TOPCAT Combination I/O chip ?...
**VL82C110 Combination I/O chip ?...
**VL82C113 SCAMP Combination I/O chip ?...
**VL82C114 Combination I/O chip ?...
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**Other:...
**Not sure if they actually exist...
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