geek%media-lab.media.mit.edu@eddie.mit.edu (Chris Schmandt) (01/11/89)
In article <4414@cs.utexas.edu> srinivas@cs.utexas.edu (Srini Sankaran) writes: >If you have used or heard about any serial port card for Sun 386i, would >you mind letting me know about it? First: under 4.0.1, some number of standard PC serial cards are supported. I'm not sure how, as I just got 4.0.1., but if you take a look at the rc.local file on a 4.0.1 system you'll see a couple of lines at the end to configure the card; I forget whether the default is in or out and don't have a 4.0.1 system handy at the moment. This is at least a hint for you! Second: when I asked a friend at Sun that question a couple of months ago this was the reply I got: __________ SERIAL PORT CARDS Q. What is the status of multi-port serial cards? A. The Harris Multiport serial card solution is now available for the Sun386i. The Harris Contact Person is Bill Burke at (404) 329-8029. The numbers are: 8 Ports x 9600 baud (all 8 ports will support 9600 baud simultaneously), plugs into AT bus. Hardware is all standard AT hardware (ie, no new chips). Has been tested with VT-100s, Wyse terminals and printers simultaneously. No modems tested yet. A 16 port version will be available "soon". There are also three other companies working on AT Boards for additional serial lines on the Sun386i. They are Digiboard, Bell Tech. and ComTrol. __________ If you get anything working, please post the details back to the list. PC compatible single port serial cards are about $50 mail order. chris