Path: utzoo!yunexus!yetti!asst-jos
From: asst-jos@yetti.UUCP (Jonathan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: async expansion boards
Summary: Computone Intelliport, Avil Design Intelligent I/O
Message-ID: <330@yetti.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jul 89 13:23:57 GMT
Article-I.D.: yetti.330
Reply-To: asst-jos@yetti.UUCP (Jeffrey Klein)
Organization: York U. Computer Science
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	I have to be sys admin on an RT running 2.2.1 AIX.  We 
received it with IBM's rs232c 4-port async expansion card for hanging
terminals (actually old PC's) off of the system.  They are having trouble
getting cables (you know, those different plugs IBM is so fond of
using) and have decided to try to get a new async expansion card instead
that uses normal DB-9 or DB-25 pin cables.  Word from on
high is that the choice is between 

Computone IntelliPort AT8 
      and the
Anvil Design On-Board Intelligent I/O (available as 4/8/12/16 expandeable)

Any experiences with either one?  e-mail will be summarized.

Apparently the upper echelons are leaning towards the Anvil Design board
for political reasons (other business dealings with the company :-( ), 
but the last time they made a technical decision based on political
reasons it set their software design schedule one year back.  I'd hate 
to see that happen again. (well, maybe not, job security :-) )

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Jeffrey Klein
York University, Toronto     UUCP: Uunet!utai!utcsri!yunexus!yuyetti!asst-jos

Standard Disclaimer: 
This is MY opinion, not York University's!!!