MAXSPEED SS-8 I/O controllers
Rick Stout
rick at crash.cts.com
Sun Mar 4 07:00:49 AEST 1990
>>The max speed boards according the their manual do not support hardware
>>flow control.
>>
>
>they don't support 300 baud either! also they insist on control signals to
>open the port, something i can't stand.
>
Maybe they dont support hardware flow control or 300 baud, BUT I think
they are great boards!
I've installed maybe 15 of them, all in boxes running SCO Xenix and
SCO Unix (1 Unix box). They install easy ('etc/install'). The script takes
about a minute and its up and runing. Second boards are just as easy to
install.
They work first time/every time from my experience and that is what is most
important to me. As long as you can live with 1200-38.4 and X-on/X-off
they are no problem.
The best thing about them? The are CHEAP! I can usually get 8 port
boards for around $400.
They come with 8 RJ-14 modular phone plugs so you plug your terminal or
printer wires right into the back of the computer. They even give you
a DB25 to RJ-14 adapter and lots of wire. Since I have all my clients
wired with twisted pair or flat phone wire, cabling is really easy.
The only thing about them I dont like is that you can only get 8 ports
on a card. But thats not that much of a drawback; my 16 port Anvil
Stallion is in the closet on a shelf!
-Rick
!crash!eysd!rick
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