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David Herlihy in article 1090.3.6372.1 writes:
 
> It seems that multiple serial port cards will become popular soon.  Res
> Nova is also working on a Mac II and SE card that will allow 4
> additional serial ports.  The primary purpose will be to give the mac
> multiple node Bulletin Board capability under Nova Link BBS software.
> 
> Any one interested can call one of the few multiple node Mac BBS's in
> the world at: (401) 351-1465.  Currently this board only has two nodes,
> but with the introduction of the card, will have six.
 
There are several multiple serial port boards available now for the Mac II.
What I did not see you mention is the fact that Mac OS does not support
them, and non of the board manufacturers have agreed upon a standard
way of using them. In short the will be very little support from
software houses for these boards until Apple introduces it long promised
Serial Manager. Nova faces rewritting their software down the road to be
compatible with the Mac OS, and the boards that get reworked to support
the Serial Manager.

Dave Newman