Cheep multiport solutions?
Marc Siegel
smarc at mas.UUCP
Thu Jul 5 03:52:03 AEST 1990
In article <178 at rick.att.com>, dvc at rick.att.com (David A. Van Cleef) writes:
> In article <344 at caslon.cs.arizona.edu> cjeffery at cs.arizona.edu (Clinton Jeffery) writes:
> >
> >What is the cheapest working multiport solution for a UNIX V/386 box?
> >I need at least 4 ports, with at least 1 configured as COM1 or COM2
>
> I am using a cheapo 4 port AT serial board (made by DFI) to get 3 serial
> ports on my '386-25. I added 16550s to all the ports, and run the FAS 2.06
> async drivers. (I'd have it set up for 4 ports, but I need one lower IRQ line
> free for my bus mouse.) Total cost was $99 for the board, plus $52 for 4
> 16550s. If you need dosmerge or vp/ix compatable com1 and com2, you'd have to
> run standard asy drivers on the first 2 ports.
>
> --
> Dave Van Cleef : uucp: att!ulysses!nsscb!zgundam!dvc
> AT&T National System Support Center : domain: dvc at rick.att.com
> S. Plainfield, NJ : phone: (201) 668-6629
Where did you find the DFI board for $99.00?
I had one several years ago; it was > $300.00
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