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Shane Cook (scook@lightning.dungeon.com) wrote:
: I'm considering setting up a BBS system and want to connect 4 V34
: internal  modems. I need each modem to work on a separate IRQ and port

Vern Faulkner (vern@widow.spydernet.com) wrote:
: Good luck getting four IRQs to work!  Lemme see, if IRQ2(9) shot for
: your video card, and you're going to be in deep doodle finding four slots
: without conflicts.

Not all video cards use IRQ2/9.  Some have no effect on it at all, others
have a jumper.  I frequently use IRQ2/9 on all the machines I have here
(Cirrus Logics 542x VLB video cards).

While it is possible to get 4 internal modems working (IRQs 3,4,5,2/9) it
would be advisable for Shane to buy external modems and get a decent multi
port serial card.

Sure, externals are more expensive and take up more space - but when you
have multiple lines it is VERY useful being able to see what's happening
on each at a glance.  Internals can't help you there.

I ran a busy BBS for some time on USR Sportster (x3) and a USR Courier modem
connected to an STB 4-COM 4 port buffered serial card, and it lets you set
all ports to the same IRQ.  You can add a second board and run 8 ports on
two IRQs ... it worked well.

Daniel.