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From: paul@eye.com (Paul B. Booth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Adding peripherals to hp 9000-350..
Message-ID: <1991Feb21.160728.19241@eye.com>
Date: 21 Feb 91 16:07:28 GMT
References: <41060@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>
Reply-To: paul@eye.com (Paul B. Booth)
Organization: 3D/Eye Inc., Ithaca, NY
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In article <41060@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> luis@postgres.berkeley.edu writes:
>
>	I am already using the hp-ib outlet, as well as the serial port
>for a modem in my 9000-350. I need to attach a printer and a terminal to
>the system. WHat are my options?
>
If you've got an extra slot in the 350, try the hp98642A rs232 mux card.
It gives you 1 25pin modem port and 3 4pin terminal ports (modular telephone
jacks).  It's pretty handy; I run a 9600bps modem, laserjet, and 2 terms from
one.  This is a short card, so your extra slot will have to be a DIO1 slot.
If your 350 has an expander box on top with solid (no ventilation holes) slot
covers, you're ok.  Otherwise, you have long DIO2 slots, and will have to
convert the MUX card to use them.  HP makes a kit for this, but I can't think
of the part #.

If your printer's got an hp-ib interface, you can chain it onto the end of
your hp-ib bus, but that doesn't help you with the modem.

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Paul B. Booth  (paul@eye.com) (...!hplabs!hpfcla!eye!paul)
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