SA>>>> COM1--\                                               /--COM1
SA>>>> Device-+--Modem-+--Phoneline-+--Modem-+--Device
SA>>>> COM2--/                                               \--COM2
>> Uh - Roger - I've supervised the operation of several such multiplexers for
>> more than several years.   The technology has been around, and reliable,
>> for a considerable time.  (Cheap it isn't - the boxes are in thousands of
>> dollars per end.)
HM> If you wanted to do it cheap with poor performance, I guess you could get a 
HM> PC with three serial ports and hack yourself up some software. A 286 should 
HM> do it if you're in to assembler programming, otherwise a low end 486. Not 
HM> for the faint of heart though :-)

Uhuhuhhhh... am I missing something ? NetComm made a PAD which was about
AUD$350 I think. Very old now, might pick two up for $50 each if that.

And how about simply running SLIP and using VMODEM to emulate modems into
DOS boxes ? The possibilities are endless.

-- Lewin A.R.W. Edwards [Team OS/2]  Tel 0419320415 * 0412809805 * 0414927056
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