TBBS 2.x - Are Multi-Port Serial Cards for TBBS?

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ARE MULTI-PORT SERIAL CARDS FOR TBBS?
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Many customers ask us whether DigiBoards (a particular brand of multi-port 
serial card) are required for TBBS Multi-Line operation.  The answer is 
generally yes.

TBBS can be operated on up to 2 lines using standard serial ports or internal 
modems.  For 3 lines or more, however, special multi-port serial hardware is 
required.  eSoft recommends, sells, and directly supports the multi-port cards 
from DigiBoard.  These cards come in 4, 8 and 16 port models.

The DigiBoards which TBBS uses are the non-intelligent variety.  DigiBoard 
also manufactures intelligent cards, which are not supported by TBBS at this
time.

TBBS can also use virtually any multi-port serial card that uses a bit mapped 
status port, and which provides support for multiple serial ports on a single 
interrupt (interrupt sharing capability).  This includes a variety of specific 
models from Boca Research, Arnet, Stargate, and others.  Information about 
these cards is available in other tech notes.

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TBBS0021
Rev. 10/93

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