IBM 3480 bus adaptor (escon?) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

24 Mar 2002

Cool.  Last I was there, they also had some ESCON cables then.  If
anyone's interested, I could grab them.

-- Pat

On Sun, 24 Mar 2002, Sridhar the POWERful wrote:

...

 Cool.  That's ESCON.  If they were two thinner connectors stacked, it
 would be parallel channel.

 Peace...  Sridhar

 On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 pat(a)cart-server.purdueriots.com wrote:

  Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 16:49:41 -0500 (EST)
 From: pat(a)cart-server.purdueriots.com
 To: Sridhar the POWERful &lt;vance(a)ikickass.org&gt;
 Subject: Re: IBM 3480 bus adaptor (escon?)

 What part of the connector?  The end of the 3480 connector looks the same
 except some pins seem to be 'connected' to the connector shell:

   _______________________________
  |+x+x+x+xx+x+   0   +x+xx+x+x+x+|
 .'             /   /             '.
 | x+x+x++x+x+x   O   x+x+x++x+x+x |
 -----------------------------------

 x's are 'non-grounded' pics, +'s are 'grounded pins', 0 is a
threaded
 hole, O is a non-threaded hole, and the /s are screws

 Grounded means that they're sorrounded by the silvery stuff on the
 connector shell.  Otherwise, they look exactly like the picture of the
 terminator i gave a URL to originally.  If you want a picture still, try
 and be precise about what part of the connector needs clarifying so i have
 a good idea what to take a pic of

 On Sun, 24 Mar 2002, Sridhar the POWERful wrote:

 It might be ESCON, or it might be Parallel-channel.  Take a picture of
 the connector.

 Peace...  Sridhar

 On Sun, 24 Mar 2002 pat(a)cart-server.purdueriots.com wrote:

  Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 12:35:53 -0500 (EST)
 From: pat(a)cart-server.purdueriots.com
 Reply-To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
 To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
 Subject: IBM 3480 bus adaptor (escon?)

 I need some help with this one from the 'experts'.   I know that this is
 the adaptor (one of two) from an IBM 3480 A22 controller that connected
 the device to its host system.   I *think* that it's an ESCON adaptor, but
 want some verification on that.  Also, does anyone have any interest in
 these?  If not, one might make it into my 'museum', but the fate of the
 other is uncertain.   If you have a desire for either or both of these,
 contact me off list.

 (Yeah, the 'connector' at the top of the pic is aparently the bus
 terminator.  And no, I don't need the screw-driver handle identified, I
 know what that is ;^)

 http://cart-server.purdueriots.com/escon_adaptor_and_terminator.jpg

 Thanks!

 -- Pat