Adding a second serial port to the AST Advantage

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From: Bennett Broder
Date: Sun, 09 Mar 1986 04:28

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The AST Advantage card, in its base configuration, comes with one
serial port, with an option to add a second one later.  I now find
that I need the second port, but I would like to avoid paying the
~$50 that AST charges for the upgrade kit.  Is anyone on the net
familiar with what it would take to add the port myself?  What
chip or chips I would have to add?  Other details?

Any advice you could offer would be appreciated.

-- 

Ben Broder
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Subject: Adding a second serial port to the AST Advantage
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Date: Sat, 8-Mar-86 23:28:18 EST
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