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- From: klosp@rimail.interlan.com (Patrick Klos)
- Subject: Re: QU: Multi-Modem use
- Message-ID: <klosp.43.722101578@rimail.interlan.com>
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- Organization: Klos Technologies, Inc. (603) 424-0138
- References: <kV7auB1w163w@enigma1.COM>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 15:46:18 GMT
-
- In article <kV7auB1w163w@enigma1.COM> mgallagh@enigma1.COM (Mike Gallagher) writes:
- >From: mgallagh@enigma1.COM (Mike Gallagher)
- >Subject: QU: Multi-Modem use
- >Date: 16 Nov 92 01:48:31 GMT
- >This may not be the board for this, & this is kind of a simple question,
- >but: I am thinking of setting up a multi-line BBS, and it occurs to me
- >that since the ibm COM ports only have 2 IRQs available, how could one
- >have more than 2 modems in use at once?
- >
- >Certainly regular DOS isn't multi-user/tasking so I'm thinking Unix as
- >the OS, but what be needed...?? is it simply a matter of drivers? A multi-
- >serial port board? Any info appreciated.
- >
- > -Mike
- If all you want is to set up a BBS, UNIX would be overkill. It's not hard
- to use one IRQ for 2 COM ports at long as the interrupt handler knows that 2
- COM ports are attached. Personally, I was impressed by the Mustang BBS. So
- much so that I'm planning to buy it within a few months to support my
- customers with. There are LOTS of other BBS software packages available
- that will support many COM ports, you just have to look around.
-
- Good luck.
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