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On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 01:54:26PM -0400, JJB wrote:
> Are these supervisor cards unique to IBM & HP?
> Can the card be bought separately and will they work on generic
> motherboard?
> Do you have URL for info on these  supervisor cards?

They are unique to each manufacturer. I am not aware of a generic one. We currently use IBM's. Just google for "IBM remote supervisor II". The IBM can even be accessed via a web browser (with password security obviously). I'm not
up-to-date on the Compaq's.