On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 03:45:11PM -0600, Robert Brandon wrote:
>
> Look for an ISA board, not PCI.
>
> I installed a PCI expander card, but I couldn't get TR to see the additional
> ports when I booted to Windows 98 DOS. When I ran TR on top of
> regularly-booted W98, it worked fine. K5TR said it may be PCI-related.
> Running in a DOS window an okay workaround for me, but some people have
> their Windows installation loaded down. I prefer booting to DOS to give TR
> full control of the machine.
>
> Robert K5PI
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-trlog@contesting.com [mailto:owner-trlog@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of n6tr@teleport.com
> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 2:54 PM
> To: PaulKB8N@aol.com; trlog@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TRLog] Port Expanders/Emulators
>
>
>
> > I'm trying to establish TR networking between two laptops, while also
> > controlling the radios. Is it still possible to buy a port emulator or
> > expander that will allow two (or more) serial ports in the DOS mode?
Since you are trying to do this on a laptop you should look at
these PCMCIA cards.
http://www.socketcom.com/rdiomp.htm
There are cards you can get that will do two serial ports.
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