From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Nov 15 13:28:18 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id NAA17495 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 13:28:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from GndRsh.aac.dev.com (GndRsh.aac.dev.com [198.145.92.241]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id NAA17445 for ; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 13:28:05 -0800 (PST) Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by GndRsh.aac.dev.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id NAA26454; Fri, 15 Nov 1996 13:26:22 -0800 (PST) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <199611152126.NAA26454@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.2-ALPHA is now available. In-Reply-To: <199611151613.KAA27978@brasil.moneng.mei.com> from Joe Greco at "Nov 15, 96 10:13:49 am" To: jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com (Joe Greco) Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 13:26:22 -0800 (PST) Cc: jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com, todd@gov.com, jkh@time.cdrom.com, hackers@FreeBSD.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL25 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > > 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 ... > > Unfortunately their use of "RJ-45" is incorrect, it's actually a ten pin > connector, allowing for full modem control. It is correct, it is called an RJ-45/10, I know, I had to order a bunch of them to make cables when Boca was backorder 30 days on them. You also need a special set of die's for your crimp tool, but it is infact known as an RJ-45, they just left the /10 off :-(. > > 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! Ahhh... I sell them.... just not a regular item :-) -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation, Inc. Reliable computers for FreeBSD