Xref: utzoo comp.unix.xenix:4032 comp.unix.questions:10383 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!steinmetz!davidsen From: davidsen@steinmetz.ge.com (William E. Davidsen Jr) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.questions Subject: AST or other dumb serial card for Xenix? Keywords: serial, xenix Message-ID: <12693@steinmetz.ge.com> Date: 29 Nov 88 17:40:42 GMT Reply-To: davidsen@crdos1.UUCP (bill davidsen) Distribution: na Organization: GE Corp. R & D, Schenectady,NY Lines: 23 Would someone care to comment on using a dumb serial card with Xenix/386? I have a system which is down to 2 dumb ports because of hardware failure. I can't afford to buy a smart card at this time, as desirable as that might be (I just replaced the tape drive, controller, and 1MB memory, and I have a flakey hard disk). Projected use would be for four modems, no faster than 2400 baud. The other serial port would be used for a single 9600 baud connection. Has anyone done this? Since full load is very rare (I guess four uucp or zmodem sessions do happen, but rarely), I can accept the idea of 20-40% of the CPU being used in interrupt service at times. It's better than no service... Much appreciation for any info anyone has on actual experience with the AST or other boards. Of course if someone has a real cheap used smart board I would listen to you, too, but I really have to go low budget on this. Post or mail as you feel appropriate. -- bill davidsen (wedu@ge-crd.arpa) {uunet | philabs}!steinmetz!crdos1!davidsen "Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me