david@bdt.UUCP (David Beckemeyer) (06/18/89)
I'm posting this for Jaws2 Microsystems, Inc.
There's a new Intelligent Serial I/O card on the block. The JCOM8
is an 80186 based serial card with up to 128K dual ported RAM. It
fits in one 16-bit AT slot and has 8 ports. Up to four boards
may be used together for a total of 32 ports.
That's a full 16-bit 80186 for each 8 ports for high performance
and low host CPU overhead. The board lists for $895 for the 8 port
version and $795 for the 4 port version (expandable to 8 ports).
I wrote the Unix/Xenix drivers for this card, but I'm not getting
royalties on the sales. I can however get the boards at a greatly
reduced price. I'm sure I can get the board for anyone interested
for less than the cost of a "dumb" card. This is one way to solve
the double-panic problem on System V/AT and get some spare ports
in the deal too.
There are drivers for Microport 286/386, Interactive, and SCO Xenix.
Send e-mail to the adress below if you're interested in more info.
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