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- From: arm@helix.nih.gov (Andrew Mitz)
- Subject: Re: [Q] Serial ports?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.010535.23815@alw.nih.gov>
- Followup-To: comp.os.linux
- Keywords: serial ports
- Sender: arm@helix.nih.gov
- Organization: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda
- References: <BzEuuK.BL0@sci.kun.nl> <1992Dec20.190600.21543@spdcc.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 01:05:35 GMT
- Lines: 34
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- In article <1992Dec20.190600.21543@spdcc.com> rbraun@spdcc.com (Rich Braun) writes:
- >jwhub@sci.kun.nl (Jan Willem Hubbers) writes:
- >>It would be pretty important for me to have at least 3, but preferably
- >>4 serial ports. (Mouse, external modem, 0-modem to my old system, and
- >>cable-TV modem for our university's telework project).
- >>
- >>I also read about the AST fourport, which is reported to work.
- >>Where does AST stand for? Is it the manufacturer?
- >
- >AST is indeed a manufacturer. Last I checked, though, multi-port
- >serial boards on the ISA bus were horrendously overpriced (like
- >US$1000 for an 8-port board from DigiBoard, as compared to $30 for a
- >2-port board). Is there *any* manufacturer of densely-populated
- >serial boards in the sub-$25/port range? One which would suit the
- >needs of Linux users?
- >
- >-rich
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- Some of the mouse port boards, e.g. Mouse Systems, are fancy
- serial ports with extra options for selecting addresses and
- interrupts. They run about $35/port, if I remember
- correctly. Unfortunately, they cost 1 slot/port.
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- Andrew Mitz | NIH Animal Center
- Biomedical Engineer | Poolesville, MD
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- All opinions expressed are my own.
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