7 Oct
2020
7 Oct
'20
2:03 p.m.
On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 4:49 PM Al Kossow via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 10/7/20 1:39 PM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote:
I was not aware of this unit. Thanks for the pointer.
Synchronous serial lines are not typically a
feature in the sort of
machines people are likely to be running something like Simh on,
especially laptops. I'm sure there were Sync serial cards for ISA but
probably not anything more recent.
you could get PCI V.35 cards
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Barr-Systems-291456-Sync-Max-PCI-Rev-1-Card/264317… probably for SNA
Looks like it has a variety of targets. That Zilog 16C32 is a real
kitchen-sink serial chip, way more complicated than the Z8530.
It is definitely way more advanced than the stuff I was working with
from the mid-70s and early-80s.
Overkill for this task, but definitely capable, depending on what the
PCI end looks like. The serial chip is fine. It will do whatever.
-ethan