davidb@Pacer.UUCP (David Barts) (07/27/89)
We need to add 4 more serial ports to our HP9000 series 370 HPUX system. We already have one expansion box full of cards (16 ports in all), and I'd much rather swap an 8-port card for one of the 4-port units rather than spend the $$$ for a new expansion box. HP apparanetly doesn't sell an 8-port card. Does anyone else? Any suggestions would be much appreciated. David Barts Pacer Corporation davidb@pacer.uucp ...!fluke!pacer!davidb
rjn@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Bob Niland) (07/28/89)
re: "HP apparanetly doesn't sell an 8-port card."
Not over-the-counter, yet. Ask your sales rep what would be required for
you to obtain a 98638A 8-channel mux. It is a DIO-System (large) card, and
offers 8 full-modem ports. It is currently being sold only as a "special",
but with luck will appear on the price list this year.
Regards, Hewlett-Packard
Bob Niland rjn%hpfcrjn@hplabs.HP.COM 3404 East Harmony Road
[hplabs|hpu...!hpfcse]!rjn Ft Collins CO 80525-9599burzio@mmlai.UUCP (Anthony Burzio) (07/29/89)
In article <241@zircon.UUCP>, davidb@Pacer.UUCP (David Barts) writes: > We need to add 4 more serial ports to our HP9000 series 370 HPUX > system. We already have one expansion box full of cards > (16 ports in all), and I'd much rather swap an 8-port card > for one of the 4-port units rather than spend the $$$ for > a new expansion box. I have a catalog from a company called IOtech which lists a four port RS232 box that attaches to an HP-IB cable. You could drop one of these on your slow-speed HP-IB. IOtech is at (216)439-4093. I've never used this device, but it should be a lot cheaper than more expansion boxes. The catalog is good to get just for all the neat HP-IB gizzmos :-) Have you considered a terminal server on ETHERNET? We use various varieties of TCP/IP termianal servers and they all work just fine. We have a couple hundred ports out there, and they can all hook up to our HPs. Hope this helps. ********************************************************************* Tony Burzio * I want my 68040 upgrade! Martin Marietta Labs * mmlai!burzio@uunet.uu.net * *********************************************************************