What the Max No. of Seriel Ports can we add

[Harper]

What is the maxium amount of serial ports can we add onto a computer?

I have a client that needs 16 Seriel ports on one computer.

 

[mikesgroovin]

As many as you want to.
When I was in the healthcare industry, we had to have servers run anywhere from 64 to 100 serial ports at a time for a voice dictation software for physicians.

Check out Comtrol:
http://www.comtrol.com/products/specs/specs.asp?product=96350-9

 

[Apokalipse]

can you get PCI cards with serial ports?

 

[jaksback]

yep, thats what they had to have in "the old days" for hookin up a mouse.

 

[Harper]

As many as you want to.
When I was in the healthcare industry, we had to have servers run anywhere from 64 to 100 serial ports at a time for a voice dictation software for physicians.

Check out Comtrol:
http://www.comtrol.com/products/specs/specs.asp?product=96350-9

Yeah, that's what I am suggesting to my client. I got one of the fast food franchises as a client. He wants to upgrade the his server in one of the store with out having to upgrade the rest of the POS terminals. Also he has less problems with this serial terminals, as appose to his 10/100 terminals in other stores.

can you get PCI cards with serial ports?

Yes you can. Whether or not they work in 100% MS-DOS environments is another question. (which is where they are commonly used for now day)

yep, thats what they had to have in "the old days" for hookin up a mouse.

Serial Mice good luck on getting those from any one now days.
Those PS2-F to 9-Pin Serial Pin Converters normally don't work.