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From: axaris@acsu.Buffalo.EDU (vassilios e axaris)
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Subject: networking query
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Date: 2 Jun 90 17:12:08 GMT
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Hello everyone,

Now this may belong to another group but bear with me.
I have this system configuration:
A 386 running an interactive program, which is to be connected to diskless
286 pcs that will do the I/O for the program. The connection will most likely
be via RS-232 ports.
My question is: can the 386 initiate a process on the 286's without a network
OS like Novell? Shouldn't the 286's be running some sort of program to communi-
cate with the 386?
Can the 2 serial ports handle 10 286 nodes in interrupt driven I/O, or is there
a device that can make my life easier?
Thank you for any possible pointers.

Vassilios E. Axaris