TI-H: Serial Port for TI-8x

Subject: TI-H: Serial Port for TI-8x
From: zarquon@gaianet.net <zarquon@gaianet.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 12:57:28 -0500
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TI>I was looking at the schematic on the Datasheet of the 16550 UART from
TI>Nation Semi.  It shows how to use it with a basic microprocessor.
TI>Couldn't the current I/O unit be taken out of the Ti and replaced with
TI>something more normal, like the 16550 and then ANY comm. device could be
TI>used with the correct software.


       One problem with that is it destroys ALL compatibility with
current TI- calculators and the links and perhaps software hookups would
all have to be rebuilt.


Zarquon
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