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Subject: Re: Is there an 8+ serial port mux for NeXT cubes available?
Keywords: serial mux
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Date: 25 Apr 91 18:12:10 GMT
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In article <9104240831.AA01164@lhs.woodside.ca.us> dick@lhs.woodside.ca.us  
(dick benster) writes:
> We would like to hook up many modems to a NeXT '040 cube, and  
> wondered if anybody sells a MUX that supports at least 8 serial lines  
> (and has the appropriate NeXT system software so it's usable!).  An  
> ethernet-based MUX solution is also a possibility.  Does anybody know  
> about this, or even have some experience with an existing product?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 		Dick Benster

I have seen products from UNINET that do this.  They have several  
configurations of 4/8 serial and parallel ports.  They have done some clever  
things things using pty's and the SCSI port to do this.  The particulars are:

UNINET
1209 E. Warner Avenue
Santa Ana, CA  92705
(714) 546-1100
(714) 546-3726 FAX

Hope this helps!

Brent Loschen