[ale] UARTs (actually Hayes ESP)

[Dave Ritchie]

> 
> FYI (Fer Y'All's Information),
> 
> There are at least a couple of companies that make interface cards with one 
> or more serial ports on them that each operate at 230Kbps, rather than 
> 115Kbps.  The Hayes ESP (Enhanced Serial Port) is probably the best known 
> of these, and has been around considerably longer than any of the others I've 
> seen since it came out (within the last couple of years).  Last thing I read about 
> these cards was that Hayes was having extreme difficulty meeting the demand 
> for them.  I don't know how much they usually cost, but knowing Hayes, it's 
> probably too much.
> 

ESP are available directly from Hayes for $49 - see
  http://www.hayes.com/esp.htm

-- Dave Ritchie
der at atl.hp.com