Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac.hardware:11481 comp.sys.mac.programmer:25025 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!ispd-newsserver!dse From: dse@ssd.kodak.com (Dave Ekhaus) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: serial cards for macII's Message-ID: <1991May23.210009.21089@ssd.kodak.com> Date: 23 May 91 21:00:09 GMT Sender: news@ssd.kodak.com Organization: Eastman Kodak Lines: 21 Originator: dse@ekcolor hi i am interested in communicating with four serial devices at the same time. i understand that there are serial cards from third parties and apple which extend the number of serial ports available for use. what i would like to know is if i were to use one of these cards (say apple's) would i then be able to communicate with 4 different devices at the same time by using 4 instances of the mac's built in serial driver. any thoughts/suggestions/recomendations would be greatly appreciated. please respond to the email address below. if there is sufficient interest i will post the replies. thanks dave ekhaus (ekhaus@ektools.kodak.com) -- Dave Ekhaus Color Systems ISPD. 3/69/RL Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester, NY 14650-1805