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From: perry@madnix.UUCP (Perry Kivolowitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A-TALK III SUPPORTS MULTI-SERIAL CARDS (COMMERCIAL)
Message-ID: <587@madnix.UUCP>
Date: 1 Apr 89 17:56:07 GMT
References: <124@mindlink.UUCP> <15833@oberon.USC.EDU> <15881@cup.portal.com> <15910@oberon.USC.EDU> <16012@cup.portal.com> <15974@oberon.USC.EDU> <16063@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: perry@madnix.UUCP (Perry Kivolowitz)
Organization: ASDG Incorporated
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In article <16063@cup.portal.com> Doug_B_Erdely@cup.portal.com writes:
>Marco,
> I was refering to the multi-serial card for Amigo computers. It sells for
>around $325 for 8 ports if I remember right. The BBS software is supposed to
>sell for around $329. At least that is what I think he said when I asked him

(Note: It is part of our business to collect information about potentially
competing products. Since noone seems to know details about this board and
software, I will share what we have learned. Since the board
is potentailly a competing product to our DSB, take this information as
having from a competitor if you prefer, however, nothing contained herein
is knowingly false.)

Three things about the board in question:

1. While the board can accomodate eight ports, the manufacturer only provides
connectors for 2 ports in the form of one 25 pin port and one 15 pin port. The
remaining 6 ports, if configured, are up to the consumer to bring out of the
box. The board shown had only one port running. 

2. The device driver used to program the board is *NOT* compatible with
serial.device. We were not able to learn if the board had DOS or CLI support.

3. We have not learned of any firm delivery date or price.


Some things to note about the Multi-User BBS software:

1. The name of the company is Intercore Development Corp. They are
based in East Setauket, N.Y. (In fact, a few blocks from where I lived
in graduate school at Stoned Brook). 

2. They will be receiving four serial ports from ASDG in this coming
week. Since they support the Amiga serial.device as one port, Intercore
looks forward to using the compatible ASDG driver with no changes in
code. 

Perry Kivolowitz

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