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From: howardl@wb3ffv.ampr.org ( WB3FFV)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: 8-port serial async cards??
Summary: A suggestion!
Message-ID: <823@wb3ffv.ampr.org>
Date: 28 Jan 89 22:05:22 GMT
References: <8417@dasys1.UUCP> <1135@netxcom.UUCP>
Organization: Fast Computer Service, Inc. - Middle River, MD
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In article <1135@netxcom.UUCP>, rfrye@netxcom.UUCP (Rob Frye) writes:
> In article <8417@dasys1.UUCP> eddjp@dasys1.UUCP (Dewey Paciaffi) writes:
> >We are considering upgrading our 386 XENIX box from an ARNET 4 port 9600 baud
> >board, to a Bell Technologies ACE 8 port 38,400 baud board.
> 
> I, too am interested in that card.  Please post responses; I think others
> may wish to know.  Also, if anyone is using any other 8-port serial board
> on SCO Xenix 386 that you like (particularly that will handle 38.4kbps)
> please clue us in! :->


  Well just as a suggestion, I would take a look at the Ultra-186 or the
Smart Hostess from Comtrol corperation. I personally own the Smart Hostess
and have been using it for sometime without any problems. I have two TB+
modems that I talk to at 19.2K, and run several terminals at 38.4K and it
just zooms right along. The card works well and supports full modem control
(which I could never get to work right on the Bell ICC cards I used to own),
and so far none of my news feeds that use TB+ modems have ever had to wait
because of slow throughput from my end. I have heard a lot of horrow 
stories about many manufactures, and even experienced a few of my own, and
am very happy with my choice of the Comtrol board. I do not work for Comtrol,
but am a satisfied customer, and would for that reason recomend there 
product...

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