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From: pegram@kira.UUCP (Robert B. Pegram)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Multi-line bbs possible?
Message-ID: <1991Mar6.192138.15434@uvm.edu>
Date: 6 Mar 91 19:21:38 GMT
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From article <1991Mar01.151325.5556@chinet.chi.il.us>, by saj@chinet.chi.il.us (Stephen Jacobs):
> I'm toying with the possibility of setting up a product support bbs (no, the
> product isn't out yet).  Being an eternal optimist (I still use Atari stuff,
> don't I?), I'm curious about how I'd go to multiple lines if that was necessary.
> It seems like a question that might be asked fairly often.  So given ST rather
> than Mega E or TT hardware, is there a good way to set up a multi-line BBS?
> The best IBM PC multi-lines seem to use multiple networked machines.  Is a
> suitable networking product available in the US?  Is there a good way to get
> multiple serial ports on an ST?
>                                      Steve      saj@chinet.chi.il.us

Talk to Double Click about their DC port, it gives you at least 2 more
serial lines from a cartridge.  My guess is that they run their BBS
with it.  About the best setup for this job, I really wouldn't know,
but it isn't easy to network STs - at least in the U.S. 8-(

Good luck - please report your solution.

Bob Pegram

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