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Section one: introduction – Boca Research Turbo Series User Manual

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IO Turbo Series

Section One: Introduction

You have purchased the IO Turbo Series by Boca for the IBM
and compatible family of personal computers. Compatible
with ISA systems, the IO Turbo Series comes in two varieties:

T

T

T

T

Turbo 2x2

urbo 2x2

urbo 2x2

urbo 2x2

urbo 2x2

: two 9-pin male serial port connectors and two

25-pin female parallel port connectors

T

T

T

T

Turbo 1x1

urbo 1x1

urbo 1x1

urbo 1x1

urbo 1x1

: one 9-pin male serial port connector and one

25-pin female parallel port connector.

The board features a convenient compact size and requires a
16-bit slot. Drivers for configuration and high performance
settings are included on diskette (Windows 98, 95, DOS
only).

The ISA-bus Plug-and-Play interface features:

•TI Plug-and-Play Controller TL16PNP200
• IRQ 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15
• DMA channel 0, 1, 3, 5, 6

The IO Turbo Series also features high-speed buffer 16C650
UART technology. Its 32-byte FIFO buffers can send and
receive data with throughput speeds up to a maximum of
460Kbps to increase data throughput between the host PC
and its serial devices. Modem control signals are also
provided. Its parallel port interface comes with:

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