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From: karl@NeoSoft.com (Karl Lehenbauer)
Subject: Re: Multi-user-board RS422 under bsd???
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1993 00:24:31 GMT
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In article <16B7AE880.BP1@vm.urz.uni-heidelberg.de> BP1@vm.urz.uni-heidelberg.de writes:
>i need a multi-user-board (RS422) with about 16 places.Is there
>anybody expirienced with this?
>The system is a 486DX ISA motherboard etc...

I think it is unlikely that there will be reliable, affordable multiport 
smartcard support for 386BSD in the near future.

In the meantime though, consider using a terminal server and going over an
ethernet to your 386BSD box.  There are some nice advantages to be had, as
well, like support for multiple hosts, not getting locked into the PC bus
for the I/O card and, well, is anybody else truly happy with the way
Digiboards and the like work?  We still have problems...
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