From: rbraun@spdcc.com (Rich Braun) Subject: Re: [Q] Serial ports? Date: 20 Dec 1992 19:06:00 GMT
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