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From: dougd@elxsi.UUCP (Doug DeMers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Spooler needed for Serial Port
Message-ID: <613@elxsi.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 2-Nov-87 03:32:03 EST
Article-I.D.: elxsi.613
Posted: Mon Nov  2 03:32:03 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 5-Nov-87 23:20:55 EST
References: <11250009@hpldola.HP.COM> <3313@bellcore.bellcore.com>
Reply-To: dougd@elxsi.UUCP (Doug DeMers)
Organization: ELXSI Super Computers, San Jose
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In article <3313@bellcore.bellcore.com> tr@wind.UUCP (tom reingold) writes:
>In article <11250009@hpldola.HP.COM> russ@hpldola.HP.COM (Russell Johnston) writes:
>$ I am interested in any information on a spooler for the serial port.
>$ [deleted]
>
>I think your best bet is a stand-alone buffer.  You can get them for
>about $120 and work even after your computer is powered down or if the
>machine crashes.

DAK industries has something in their latest catalog called a `Computer
Answering Machine' which appears to be what you describe.  The picture
shows a BSR label on it - they want $69 for the 64K version;  $89 for
the 128K version (plus shipping, tax, etc.)  The ad claims it can store
up to 64 messages;  it's menu driven (by the caller), and supposedly
handles XMODEM transfers.  Might be worth checking out - DAK offers a
30-day no-hassle moneyback guarantee (I've used it on occasion :-)).
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