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Date:      Fri, 15 Nov 1996 10:13:49 -0600 (CST)
From:      Joe Greco <jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com>
To:        rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com (Rodney W. Grimes)
Cc:        jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com, todd@gov.com, jkh@time.cdrom.com, hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD 2.2-ALPHA is now available.
Message-ID:  <199611151613.KAA27978@brasil.moneng.mei.com>
In-Reply-To: <199611151518.HAA25295@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> from "Rodney W. Grimes" at Nov 15, 96 07:18:11 am

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> > 4 port does not, 6 port does.
> > 
> > Unless the product offering has changed lately.
> 
> Thanks Joe, combining your statement with what another person said
> defanitly qualifies the fact that the BB1004 does not have modem
> support, and that the IOAT66 (6-port) does.

Actually cruising the Boca Web site is handy... ( :-)  :-) )

http://www.bocaresearch.com/docs/prodlist.htm

Product Code: BB1008
Eight-port serial expansion BOCABOARD for ISA. Drivers for SCO Unix/Xenix
and PC-MOS. Includes eight six-foot RJ-11 to DB-25 cables. 

Product Code: BB1004
Four-port serial expansion BOCABOARD for ISA. Drivers for SCO Unix/Xenix and
PC-MOS. Includes four six-foot RJ-11 to DB-25 cables. 

Product Code: IOAT66
I/O ports for ISA/EISA. Six high-speed RS-232 serial ports with 10-pin RJ-45
connectors and 16C550 buffered UARTs. Excellent product for bulletin board
and fax server applications.

Product Code: BB2016
16-port serial expansion BOCABOARD for ISA. Drivers for SCO Unix/Xenix and
PC-MOS. External concentrator supports up to 16 RJ-45 ports. 

Unfortunately their use of "RJ-45" is incorrect, it's actually a ten pin
connector, allowing for full modem control.

> Jordan, can you please list this in the serial board section of the
> release/whatever notes:
> 
> Boca BB1004 4-Port serial card (Modems NOT supported)
> Boca IOAT66 6-Port serial card (Modems supported)
> Boca BB1008 8-Port serial card (Modems NOT supported)
> Boca BB2016 16-Port serial card (Modems supported)

That is reasonable.

I have been toying with the idea of picking up an IOAT66, but I've had 
bad experiences with a BB2016 (interrupt problems) and I am a bit 
hesitant to try a Boca serial board again.  :-)  I guess that's fine
since I don't think I know anyone who sells them anyways.  But they
ARE very inexpensive!

... JG



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