From owner-freebsd-hackers Sat Jan 6 03:42:34 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id DAA14050 for hackers-outgoing; Sat, 6 Jan 1996 03:42:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from vector.jhs.local (slip139-92-42-147.emea.ibm.net [139.92.42.147]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id DAA14018 for ; Sat, 6 Jan 1996 03:42:19 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vector.jhs.local (8.7.3/8.6.9) with SMTP id KAA00470; Fri, 5 Jan 1996 10:50:14 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <199601050950.KAA00470@vector.jhs.local> X-Authentication-Warning: vector.jhs.local: Host localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: hm@altona.hamburg.com cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: recommendation needed for 8-port serial i/f Reply-To: "Julian H. Stacey" Organization: Vector Systems Ltd. (Internet Unix & C Consultants) Address: Holz Strasse 27d, 80469 Munich, Germany Phone: +49.89.268616 Fax: +49.89.2608126 (pending reconfig) Web: http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/ Mailer: EXMH version 1.6.5 95 12 11 In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 03 Jan 1996 09:17:05 +0100." Date: Fri, 05 Jan 1996 10:50:14 +0100 From: "Julian H. Stacey" Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Hi, Reference: > From: hm@altona.hamburg.com (Hellmuth Michaelis) > > Can anyone recommend an 8-port RS232 interface which works with 2.1 and is > (and will be) well supported ? Ah yes, and i want to buy it in Germany ;-) > Yes, I've had mine in use for years under FreeBSD current. # Card Name: Decision 8801. # Manufacturer: Decision Computer Int. Co., Ltd. # Comment: 8 Port Hardware documented in my /sys/i386/isa/isa_8com.h.JHS # 8 * NS16450N, Selectable: irq 2,irq 3,irq 4,irq 5,irq 6,irq 7. options "COM_MULTIPORT" # Multiport support in sys/isa/sio.c I bought mine in Munich for ~ 300DM, back when jkh was in the City too (ie several years old price), only drawback is the 8 16450s are soldered, not socketed. I am mailing you (with no cc) my /sys/i386/isa/isa_8com.h.JHS Regards, Julian. Tel. +49 89 268616 -- Julian H. Stacey jhs@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/