What would multiple serial ports be used for?

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Published on 2010-03-26T23:14:36Z Indexed on 2010/03/26 23:23 UTC
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I saw someone was using something like the card in the link below on there system for some networking gear on their pc. I am very curious what a person would need 8 serial ports for. What kind of stuff uses this?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124041&cm_re=serial_card--15-124-041--Product

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