[slinkelist] RE: Serial cards

Simon Mason simon@themasons.net
Sun, 4 Jun 2000 10:14:02 -0400


I think it was an 8-YO, and I didn't get the PCI version.  Check out this
link for the info: http://www.cyclades.com/dat-y.html

It was $300 in June of 1998.  In my Quicken register it shows as purchased
from Auto Home whoever that is.  I think it might have been the author of
the Home Automator article.  They list $359 as the price now.

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Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 9:56 AM
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Subject: Re: [slinkelist] RE: Serial cards


Thanks for the info...

Which model did you purchase? Where did you purchase it? Cost?

Ian
----- Original Message -----
From: Simon Mason <simon@themasons.net>
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Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 9:37 AM
Subject: RE: [slinkelist] RE: Serial cards


> I use a Cyclades board.  It was reviewed in Home Automator mag a while
back.
> They said it worked flawlessly, I bought one, and it did.  Never had a
> problem with it.  Provides 8 serial ports, one shared IRQ.  A little
pricey,
> but it took me 10 mins to install and I haven't looked back.  If I tell
you
> how much time I messed around with SIIG serial boards, USB hubs etc. then
> you will appreciate that this board is well worth the price.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com [mailto:slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com]On
> Behalf Of rbrocaw
> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2000 12:25 PM
> To: slinkelist@nirvis.com
> Subject: [slinkelist] RE: Serial cards
>
>
> Martin Gotch wrote...
>
> >I have ran out of serial ports on my Slink-e machine to add a CM11a X10
>
> >interface. Any recommendations for a cheap 3 port (2 might be OK too)
> >ISA
> >serial card (mail order/internet) that allows "high" (10/11/12) IRQs?
> >Thank
> >you for any leads
>
> I don't know where you are located, but here in electronics poor Denver
> I have to mail order most everything.  I've had good luck with stuff
> from Dalco
> (www.dalco.com)  They sell a couple of IO boards that should fit your
> bill.
> Their 4-port serial ISA card sells for $48.50.
>
> >I guess I will have to venture out to Fry's (my stomach is allready
> >starting to hurttt). I didn't mention that I liked NT server, but it is
>
> >nice for the slinke, X10 & other non critical home automation stuff
> that
> >I want to run for more than a few days between bootings. The Netware
> >server (a 6+ yr old 486) is my "real" file server (NEVER has crashed,
> >unlike my MicroSoft W95/98 boxes which taunt me daily!! ).
>
> Interesting... I'm running a server machine here that does network,
> time,
> printer and file services using Windows 98 Second edition... I reboot it
>
> every two or three weeks just on general principles, but it has never
> crashed on its own...
>
>
>
>
>
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