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seems no matter  how hard I try  my fingers hit 't'  twice when typing
'compatible' rendering it 'compattible' numerous, (thousands actually)
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"1/0" port.

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**A note on VESA support of 486 chipsets....
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**82497/492   Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium)    <Nov94
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***Info:...
***Configurations:
82497 +  8x 82492 (66Mhz, 256K)
82497 + 16x 82492 (66Mhz, 512K)

82497-60 +  8x 82492 (60Mhz, 256K)
82497-60 + 16x 82492 (60Mhz, 512K)

Cache ram is also rated at 60 or 66 MHz.

***Features:...
**82498/493   Cache Controller / Cache RAM (for P54 Pentium)    <Nov94...
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**VL82C386-SET     TOPCAT 386DX PC/AT-Compatible Chip Set            ?
***Info:
The TOPCAT 386DX  chip set from VLSI Technology, Inc.,  is a very high
integration chip set  for use in the design  of PC/AT-compatible based
systems.    This   chip  set   is   intended   for  use   in   80386DX
microprocessor-based systems with clock speeds form 16 to 33 MHz.

The  TOPCAT 386DX  chip  set  provides design  engineers  with a  very
flexible, high-  performance, low-cost  board design solution  for IBM
PC/AT-compatible desktop, laptop, portable, and hand-held computers.

The  TOPCAT 386DX  three-device chip  set has  been designed  with the
highest  integration  consistent  with economic  and  reliable  system
design. It provides  a complete board design using  only 10 non-memory
devices including the microprocessor.

VLSI's The TOPCAT 386DX chip set was designed with seven goals.
o   lowest system board cost
o   Smallest board area requirement
o   highest performance in both cached and non-cached systems
o   single board design for:
    - 16 to 33 MHz operation
    - Cache or non-cache
    - 1M byte to 64M byte memory using 256K, 1M, and 4M bit DRAM
    - Laptop or desktop applications
o   Full hardware LIM EMS 4.0 support for the highest possible 
    performance
o   Built-in, in-circuit test modes for easy board level testing.
o   the VL82C330A interfaces to the VL82C335 "look-aside" Cache 
    Controller

with  VLSI's TOPCAT  386DX  chip set,  you  can be  assured that  your
high-performance system design needs are met.

***Configuration:...
***Features:...
**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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