BBS:      TELESC.NET.BR
Assunto:  Re: Looking for screenshots/a
De:       Digital Man
Data:     Sat, 28 Feb 2026 19:03:19 -0800
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 > Subject: Re: Looking for screenshots/a
 > @MSGID: <69A3179D.1889.dove.dove-gen@realitycheckbbs.org>
 > @REPLY: <69A24363.137461.dove-gen@vert.synchro.net>
 > @TZ: 41e0
 > -=> Digital Man wrote to Nightfox <=-
 >
 >  DM> Synchronet supported Digiboards (Steve Deppe added the support for
 >  DM> their int14h driver), but I don't think a lot of (Synchronet) sysops
 >  DM> used them. Usually, it wasn't too hard to get 3 or 4 IRQs available for
 >  DM> COM ports
 >
 >  Says the guy who wrote BBS software! As a meer caller, pre
 >  plug-and-play, I remember trying to get a modem, a serial mouse, an
 >  ethernet card and a parallel printer all working at once. I finally had
 >  to tape a note with the IRQ and port settings to the inside of the
 >  case and start all over when I was given an Apple Laserwriter (which
 >  only had a serial port)

I know what you're saying. I was referring more to a dedicate BBS computer that (at the time) wouldn't need anything but the essential peripherals and thus had more IRQs available. Using a 16-bit I/O card gave you (some) more IRQ options as well.
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