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From: macklin@garnet.berkeley.edu (Macklin Burnham)
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Subject: Re: Serial Line Multiplexers (Where can I get one)
Message-ID: <1990Sep27.154755.13594@agate.berkeley.edu>
Date: 27 Sep 90 15:47:55 GMT
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In article <1990Sep26.004728.28349@vlsi-mentor.jpl.nasa.gov> dave@vlsi-mentor.jpl.nasa.gov (David Hayes) writes:
>I need a device that will allow a user calling in on a modem to select one of 
>two computers like so:
>
>                         *------ Computer A
>modem  ------------o----->  
>                         *------ Computer B
>
>                  |_______| 
>                      |
>(This switch software selectable by user calling in on modem)
>
>Do these exist? How many lines can I have? How much do they cost? 
>
>Thanks in advance for any help.
>
My brand new Black Box catalogue shows exactly what you want, called a
"serial code operated switch", for only $290. They also have 4- and 8-port
versions, for $450 and $650, respectively.
Mack Burnham