Well, there's another project for someone into
such: a generalised
'IBM 360/370
Style I/O Channel' adapter/interface to something
modern/common.
funasset.com
built a box to go from a channel to a pc (mid 90's)
I have the external box, there apparently was a card as well with a 37
pin
connector that went in the pc
they used TI 751730 interface chips
DEC built 6' rack sized interfaces for the 10 and 11 to talk to a
channel in the 70's
(the DX-10 and DX-11)