9. Controllers (multiport)
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9.1 Non-intelligent cards
Supported
- AST FourPort and clones (4 port)
- Accent Async-4 (4 port)
- Arnet Multiport-8 (8 port)
- Bell Technologies HUB6 (6 port)
- Boca BB-1004, 1008 (4, 8 port) - no DTR, DSR, and CD
- Boca BB-2016 (16 port)
- Boca IO/AT66 (6 port)
- Boca IO 2by4 (4 serial / 2 parallel, uses 5 IRQ's)
- Computone ValuePort (4, 6, 8 port) (AST FourPort compatible)
- DigiBoard PC/X (4, 8, 16 port)
- Comtrol Hostess 550 (4, 8 port)
- PC-COMM 4-port (4 port)
- SIIG I/O Expander 4S (4 port, uses 4 IRQ's)
- STB 4-COM (4 port)
- Twincom ACI/550
- Usenet Serial Board II (4 port)
Non-intelligent cards usually come in two varieties, one using standard com
port addresses and use 4 IRQ's, and another that's AST FourPort compatible
and uses a selectable block of addresses and a single IRQ. (Addresses and IRQ's
are set using setserial
.) If you're getting one of these cards, be sure
to check which standard it conforms to, prices are no indication.
9.2 Intelligent cards
Supported
- Cyclades Cyclom-8Y/16Y (8, 16 port) (ISA/PCI)
- Stallion EasyIO (ISA) / EasyConnection 8/32 (ISA/MCA)
- Stallion EasyConnection 8/64 / ONboard (ISA/EISA/MCA) / Brumby / Stallion (ISA)
Others
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