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From: i1neal@exnet.iastate.edu (Neal Rauhauser -- ELT Computer Applications Group)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer
Subject: Re: COM5: - COM8: Possible?
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Date: 10 Jan 91 22:41:41 GMT
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In article <201237@teemc.UUCP> wayne@teemc.UUCP (Michael R. Wayne) writes:
>
>	I'm trying to control 6 RS232 devices from a windows program (trouble
>already, right?)  The touchscreen pretending it's a mouse is ONLY available
>w/ serial interface so that eats COM1:.  The LaserDisk for Real-Time video
>driver takes COM4:.  So, is there ANY way I can use 4 more serial ports?
>I'm willing to buy what's required but I need it ASAP.  I've talked to
>vendors of multiport boards and none of them work with Windows.  H/W is an
>IBM PS/2 model 80 (ie microchannel).  e-mail and phone calls (even from
>sales people :-) welcome.
>


    Gotta have rs-232? I'm driving 24 devices with a parallel port board
and it was no effort at al, buts its _not_ rs-232, just a serial 
communication.

   Neal i1neal@exnet.iastate.edu