larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) (03/02/90)
In article <66@rsoft.bc.ca>, frank@rsoft.bc.ca (Frank I. Reiter) writes: > I've just received information on the new MAXSPEED SS-8 Series II 8 port > serial controllers. The promo makes these beasts sound pretty good; fast, > reliable, simple, and inexpensive. I'd like to hear some end user or reseller > reports on this product. I tried sending you email the other day - but it bounced from van-bc. The max speed boards according the their manual do not support hardware flow control. -- Larry Snyder, Northern Star Communications, Notre Dame, IN USA uucp: larry@nstar -or- ...!iuvax!ndmath!nstar!larry 4 inbound dialup high speed line public access system
vances@xenitec.on.ca (Vance Shipley) (03/03/90)
In article <511216@nstar.UUCP> larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) writes: > >The max speed boards according the their manual do not support hardware >flow control. > they don't support 300 baud either! also they insist on control signals to open the port, something i can't stand. -vances
rick@crash.cts.com (Rick Stout) (03/04/90)
>>The max speed boards according the their manual do not support hardware >>flow control. >> > >they don't support 300 baud either! also they insist on control signals to >open the port, something i can't stand. > Maybe they dont support hardware flow control or 300 baud, BUT I think they are great boards! I've installed maybe 15 of them, all in boxes running SCO Xenix and SCO Unix (1 Unix box). They install easy ('etc/install'). The script takes about a minute and its up and runing. Second boards are just as easy to install. They work first time/every time from my experience and that is what is most important to me. As long as you can live with 1200-38.4 and X-on/X-off they are no problem. The best thing about them? The are CHEAP! I can usually get 8 port boards for around $400. They come with 8 RJ-14 modular phone plugs so you plug your terminal or printer wires right into the back of the computer. They even give you a DB25 to RJ-14 adapter and lots of wire. Since I have all my clients wired with twisted pair or flat phone wire, cabling is really easy. The only thing about them I dont like is that you can only get 8 ports on a card. But thats not that much of a drawback; my 16 port Anvil Stallion is in the closet on a shelf! -Rick !crash!eysd!rick