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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...
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**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 $.

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**W86C450/P Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter         <Jul89
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***Features:
o   Easily interfaces to most popular microprocessors.
o   Adds or deletes standard asynchronous communication bit (start, 
    stop, and parity) to or from serial data stream.
o   Holding and shift registers eliminate the need for precise 
    synchronization between the CPU and the serial data.
o   Independently controlled transmit, receive, line status, and data 
    set interrupts.
o   Programmable baud generator allow division of any input clock by 1 
    to (2^16 - 1) and generates the internal 16x clock.
o   Independent receiver clock input.
o   MODEM control functions (CTS, RTS. DSR, DTR, RI, and DCD).
o   Fully programmable serial-interface characteristics:
    - 5, 6, 7, or 8-bit characters
    - Even, odd, or no-parity bit generation and detection
    - l, 1.5 or 2-stop bit generation.
    - Baud generation (DC to 56K baud). 
o   False start bit detection.
o   Complete status reporting capabilities.
o   TRl-STATE TTL drive capabilities for bidirectional data bus and 
    control bus.
o   Line break generation and detection.
o   Internal diagnostic capabilities:
    - Loopback controls for communications link fault isolation.
    - Break, parity, overrun, framing error simulation.
o   Fully prioritized interrupt system controls.


**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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