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From: svc@well.UUCP (Leonard Rosenthol)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MAC Multi-Lines
Summary: No problem, but...
Keywords: Printer Port, Modem Port
Message-ID: <10851@well.UUCP>
Date: 28 Feb 89 17:51:22 GMT
References: <1839@nmtsun.nmt.edu>
Distribution: usa
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In article <1839@nmtsun.nmt.edu>, dansnsr@nmtsun.nmt.edu (Daniel A. Church) writes:
> 
> 	I am very interested in writing a BBS for the Macintosh which can
> handle two users at the same time.  Aside from the actual Hard Drive
> workings (two people trying to write at the same time), can someone tell
> me if the Modem and Printer Ports can both be used for modems at the same
> time?  If so, will data being sent through the ports be much slower, or is
> there a way to work around it?
> 
	Assuming that all of the 'multi-tasking' is handled inside of a 
single application (rather than multiple apps under MF) then you should have
no problems.  NovaLink is a multi-port/line BBS for the Mac which does a fine
job at 9600 on multiple lines (supposedly does 19.2 but I have never tried!)

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