8250

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

8250

   <hardware> A {UART} that can operate at a maximum of 9600 {baud}.

   The 8250 is used in {IBM PC XT} computers.  It works in an
   {IBM PC AT} under {DOS} but generates unwanted {interrupts}
   when used at 9600 {baud}.  The {IBM PC} {BIOS} has a bug fix
   for this chip.

   (2004-03-21)