[comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware] 256 serial ports for PC ??

plim@hpsgwp.sgp.hp.com (Peter Lim) (05/24/91)

Hi Netlanders,

If I want to put up to 256 serial ports into an IBM PC compatible, what
board should I use ? DigiBoard ? Anvil (sp ??) ? or something else ?
The ability to accomodate more than one board seems like a necessity.

Okay, may be not 256 ports (I am pretty sure I saw an ad for 256 ports
in one PC before), but how about 64 ports ?

Full documentation on programming is of course very important. Data
buffering to reduce load on CPU is a need too.

Thanks in advance for any help. E-mail me or post here.


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