lairdkb@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird) (04/20/91)
Recently I've been trying to get LAN Manager 2.0 to work with an APC 600 UPS. I finally got support to tell me that my Northgate's internal COM: ports are screwy and I need to buy a serial port card. He also mentioned Dell computers have this problem. I suggest that you call MS before trying to use a UPS with an internal (motherboard) COM: port. While I'm buying a COM: port, I'd like to get a couple that would work under OS/2. Now I have none left after the mouse and UPS. Any suggestions? --kyler
wbonner@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (Wim Bonner) (04/20/91)
In article <10875@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> lairdkb@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Kyler Laird) writes: >While I'm buying a COM: port, I'd like to get a couple that would work under >OS/2. Now I have none left after the mouse and UPS. Any suggestions? I read that hayes has a high-performance serial board that has two ports on it, and 4k worth of buffers. I know I've seen a review saying that it has Windows drivers that will use the buffers, and I believe that it also has OS/2 drivers. I don't have any real information on it, and I seem to remember that it was more expensive than a simple uart based serial port, but the fact that it has large buffers and a controller on-board makes it ideal for high speed transfers uder a multi-tasking OS. I'd suggest calling hayes and finding out about it (and the drivers) if you are interested. Wim -- | wbonner@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu | The Loft BBS | 27313853@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu | (509)335-4339 | 72561.3135@CompuServe.com | USR HST Dual Standard HST/V.32