25 Nov
2007
25 Nov
'07
10:34 p.m.
I have the exact same card, from my 5271. I have no idea if it's
actually a parallel port card or not, though I suppose I could test it
out :).
However, my 5271 originally (a long time ago, before I inherited it) had
a card with a BNC connector on the back, which sounds like it may have
been a host interface. Unfortunately I didn't get the card when I
inherited the machine (the previous user removed it to install a modem
in its place), so I can't provide more info. There's a chance I may be
able to get in touch with him over the holidays, and if so I'll see if
he still has it lying around somewhere...
Josh
r.stricklin wrote:
On Nov 25, 2007, at 8:04 AM, Michael B. Brutman wrote:
I'm digging in my secret archives. I have
just one clue so far -
somebody called it a 'printer/memory' card. Based on your
description of it and this clue, I doubt that it is the comm card for
the machine.
This is the same card as mine, right here. I'm not sure I buy the
seller's description of it as a parallel printer card, though it's
certainly possible. I could accept the description if somebody were to
find some other corroborating evidence.
http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-PC-XT-Parallel-Port-Card-ISA-Parallel-Printer-Card_…
Interestingly, it was also removed from a 5271.
Actually, the more I think about it, the more it makes sense that it's
a parallel card. Would the 5271 have been capable of using the Async
Adapter as a host interface? That's the only remaining I/O card in the
machine.
ok
bear