On Sat, 12 Jul 1997 03:37:31 -0400 
 "Joel N. Weber II" <devnull@gnu.ai.mit.edu> wrote:

 > Maybe I'm missing something, but you can probably run a dumb terminal
 > without modem control lines.

No, you're absolutely right...

However...

Given the current structure of the code, sanely attaching a dnkbd _or_
an apci instance to the first uart is not all that easy (it cries out
for something like the MI SCC driver's structure)...

...and, you have to make a custom cable... might as well build the splitter
for the other modem-control port.

Basically, I had to make a trade-off for now... I think what I picked will
give us the most functionality per sanity point spent.

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