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From: ygrignon@sobeco.com (y.grignon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Networking Software Needed
Message-ID: <1990Nov16.133022.2259@sobeco.com>
Date: 16 Nov 90 13:30:22 GMT
References: <1913@shodha.enet.dec.com>
Organization: Sobeco Group - Montreal, Canada
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In <1913@shodha.enet.dec.com> wood@drift.dec.com (John F. Wood) writes:


>I am looking for networking software to allow an IBM PC to connect to
>several (1-30) remote micro-controllers using a single serial port.  The
> ...
>electrical connection will be RS-485 which allows multiple devices on a
>single line.
> ...
>FYI, the application is adding intelligence to a house with distributed
>controllers interfaced to many different sub-systems.

>John F. Wood

You should subscribe to Circuit Cellar Ink.  Their team includes Steeve
Ciarcia (used to write for Byte) and Ed Neesley.  Together they have put
together your complete application, including the PC software.  Get the 
back issues.

Yves