On Fri, 23 Jan 1998, Steve J. Quest wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Wirehead Prime wrote:
> > In addition, I got a big box 24 inches wide or so, a couple feet deep and
> > like 18 inches tall...called a DEC Communications Server. Not very heavy
> > and has some DB25 (presumably RS232) connectors on the front. What
> > precisely IS it? Terminal server? Mux?
>
> It's a multiplexor, takes many ports and multiplexes them into one
> output which goes to the dedicated modem. Look on the _back_ of the
> communications server, that's where it comes out, it goes in on the front,
> up to 8 or so cards can be mounted for input channels. :)
After reading what the other person said, maybe I don't know what
the thing is, but then again, that's why I gave it away. ;) Looks like
Tony alread found uses for it, so I'm happy. Better than the dumpster.
sq
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