23 Dec
2023
23 Dec
'23
12:02 a.m.
On Fri, Dec 22, 2023 at 2:13 PM r.stricklin via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Did IBM ever publish programming information for their PC SDLC or BiSync communications
boards? I’m wondering about the possibility of programming one to drive the synchronous
protocol needed for “booting” a Northstar Advantage over its serial port.
Are you looking for something beyond the low level information in the
IBM Options and Adapters reference manuals?
https://minuszerodegrees.net/oa/oa.htm
IBM Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC) Adapter
https://minuszerodegrees.net/oa/OA%20-%20IBM%20SDLC%20Adapter.pdf
IBM Binary Synchronous Communications (BSC) Adapter
https://minuszerodegrees.net/oa/OA%20-%20IBM%20Binary%20Synchronous%20Commu…