anyone have a terminal server? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

26 Apr 2006

-----------Original Message:

Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 23:19:17 +0100 (BST)
From: ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell)
Subject: Re: anyone have a terminal server?

...
 > In article <01C6674D.4F8CAD40 at MSE_D03>,
>     M H Stein <dm561 at torfree.net>  writes:
> 
> And I've got a bunch of Digital Products NC16/250 NetCommanders. 
...
 You don't know anything about older NetCommanders,
do you?  
...
 I have a unit on my desk here that's got 16 RS232
ports (IIRC it's 8 
plug-in daughterboards with 2 ports on each board). The mainboard has a 
Z80A on it I think, and 4 RAM cards (IIRC 256K bytes each). I also have 
-- somwhere -- some smaller units with 10 ports (6 serial, 4 parallel), 
all on one PCB.  
...
 I can dig out model numebrs, etc, if you think you
might be able to help
-tony 

--------- Reply:
Sorry, Tony, much as I'd like to repay you for all the contributions you've made,
I don't think I can help very much.

No info on the old modular units at all, and the '86 price list & brochure
I'm
looking at doesn't mention any 10 port models either. I don't have any technical 
info in any case, just the Installation/Reference Manual and the Applications
guide for the NC4, NC7, NC8 and NC16. The NC4 (4 serial) & 7 (4 serial, 3 par.)
have configuration switches on the front, while the 8 & 16 are programmed from a 
terminal.

If you think there might be anything useful in there, let me know. I do have several
boxes full of manuals for terminals & printers, etc. that I haven't looked through
for
quite a while; if by chance I find anything I'll let you know.

BTW, the typical applications are made to order for this list ;-) :

-How to connect 10 VT-100s to a 6 port VAX...
-How to connect 8 terminals to a VAX and a DG...
-How to connect several 9600bd VT-100s to several 1200 bd Hayes modems...
-Using it as an e-mail server for dumb terminals or PCs...
-Switching between a Laser printer & a plotter...

Those were the days... and all that for only US$ 2995 !

mike