multiport serial board info needed

[Art @ Home]

dt at mathcs.emory.edu (Dave Taylor {guest}) writes:

> In article <1990Oct23.190858.20931 at mrspoc.Transact.COM> itkin at guinan.Transact
> >dt at mathcs.emory.edu (Dave Taylor {guest}) writes:
> >
> >>We are looking for a board with good multi-screens.  Mscreen just doesn't c
> >>the mustard and if we can have everything done on the I/O board, then we ca
> >>save the extra CPU processing as well as memory.
> >
> [ Removed stuff about specific vendors ]
> >I'd have to ask "Why worry about the hardware vendor?  Why not try
> >MultiView?"
> >
> >No, I don't own stock in JSB (who makes MultiView) or SCO (who sells
> >it for XENIX).  I DO use it and LOVE it.  Little windows all over my
> >terminal screen and stuff.  Print screen and cut and paste and...
> 
> Multiview IS a very nice product, BUT there are a couple of limitations that
> probably wouldn't matter to most people, but we will have about 40 people on
> our system by the end of the year and multiview can only run on 32 real
> terminals at one time.  Another limitation that seems a little less significa
> is 192 windows system-wide.
> 
> We are really impressed by the flexiblity of the menuing system, but we have 
> have it on all terminals or no terminals.  Is anyone award of a Multiview up-
> grade to more terminals?
> 
> Thanks in advance...
> 
> 
> --david
> 
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Usage (to my knowledge) is determined by .login. Not sure on the upgrade, 
will check if you like.

Art


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