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**Why this document is not GPL or a wiki
The document is copyright,  it is NOT GPL'ed text. While  the GPL is a
fantastic  idea, I  have chosen  not to  make this  freely copied  and
modified. The reasons are as follows:

1. GPL text tends to be  copied...EVERYWHERE. For example, if you look
   up a subject  on wikipedia, then try to get  more information, or a
   different perspective on  say about.com.  There you  find the EXACT
   SAME  TEXT.  This  is what  mirrors  are for.   It's an  unintended
   consequence,  but  it  can  lead  to  misinformation  being  spread
   everywhere. A bigger problem.

2. There seems to be fewer  and fewer informative websites. It used to
   be that  if you  searched for  something you  would find  a website
   about a particular  subject. Now you tend to  find the encyclopedia
   and often nothing else (well quickly).

In addition the majority of this text is quotes.

The wiki  concept is a good  idea, but they have  problems. Because no
one "owns" the  work they seem to  go to two extremes.   Either no one
maintains them, or there are edit wars. Also anyone can edit them.

**Definition of a chip set:...
**'chip set', 'chip-set' or 'chipset'?...
**What's not included:...
**Who made the first chip set?...
**Spelling errors/mistyped words...
**Info needed on:...
**A note on VESA support of 486 chipsets....
**Datasheets:...
*_IBM...
*ACC Micro...
*ALD...
*ALi...
*AMD . . . . . . . [no datasheets, some info]...
*Chips & Technologies...
*Contaq  . . . . . [no datasheets, some info]...
*Efar Microsystems [no datasheets, some info]...
*ETEQ...
*Faraday...
*Forex . . . . . . [List only, no datasheets found]...
*Intel...
**82489DX       Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller    10/12/92
***Notes:...
***Info:...
***Versions:...
***Features:...
**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...
**800 series...
*Headland/G2...
*HMC (Hulon Microelectronics)...
*Logicstar...
*Motorola...
*OPTi...
**82C556M/7M/8E  Viper-N+ Viper Notebook Chipset                  c:96
***Notes:...
***Info:...
***Configurations:...
***Features:...
**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
***Notes:...
***Info:...
***Configurations:...
**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]                        ?
***Notes:...
**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...
**
**Support Chips:
**82C601/2       Buffer Devices                                 <Nov94...
**82C822         PCIB (VLB-to-PCI bridge)                         c:94...
**Other:
OPTi 82C200  - ChromaCast LCD-VGA chipset
OPTi 82C205  - LCD panel controller / scalar
OPTi 82C264  - 2D VGA controller
OPTi 82C265  - Video ????????????????????????????
OPTi 82C268  - Video ????????????????????????????
OPTi 82C611  - EIDE VLB
OPTi 82C611A - EIDE VLB
OPTi 82C621  - PCI-to-IDE controller
OPTi 82C621A - PCI-to-IDE controller 
OPTi 82C824  - FireFox PCI to PCMCIA Controller
OPTi 82C825  - FireBridge II PCI to PCMCIA Controller
OPTi 82C814  - Docking Station Controller for laptops (PCI-to-PCI bridge)
OPTi 82C842  - PCI-to-IEEE 1393 FireWire
OPTi 82C832  - ?????????????????????????????????????????
OPTi 82C861  - PCI-to-USB Bridge   c1997
OPTi 82C862  - PCI-to-USB Bridge 4x port
OPTi 82C863  - PCI-to-USB Bridge 2x port
OPTi 82C871  - PCI-to-USB Bridge + Sound Blaster compatibility and USB 2.0
OPTi 82C916  - Audio, ISA, serial CODEC) used in combination with Vendetta chipset 82C750
OPTi 82C924  - Audio, ISA
OPTi 82C925  - ISA Audio Controller (replaces the 924)
OPTi 82C928  - (MAD16) ISA Audio Controller (Emulates Sound Blaster Pro) c1993
OPTi 82C929  - (MAD16 Pro) ISA Audio Controller (Emulates Sound Blaster Pro) c1994
OPTi 82C930  - ISA Audio Controller (Emulates Sound Blaster Pro, AdLib)
OPTi 82C931  - ISA Audio controller (Emulates Sound Blaster Pro, AdLib)
OPTi 82C933  - Audio ?????????????????????????????
OPTi 82C935  - EV1935 ECTIVA MachOne PCI Audio
OPTi 82C941  - Wavetable chip, has something to do with 82C930
OPTi 82C950  - (MAD32) Audio/Modem controller (Emulates Sound Blaster Pro) c1994
OPTi 92C160  - Clock Generator for 92C168
OPTi 92C168  - LCD VGA controller c1993
OPTi 92C178  - LCD VGA controller with blt c1993
OPTi 92C264  - 2D VGA controller 

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*PC CHIPS/Amptron/Atrend/ECS/Elpina/etc...
*SIS...
*Symphony...
*TI (Texas Instruments)...
*UMC...
**UM82C206     Integrated Peripheral Controller                    <91
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***Versions:...
***Features:...
**UM82c45x     Serial/Parallel chips                                 ?...
**Other chips:...
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*VIA...
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