ISA Pertec controllers available

[Chuck Guzis]

On 08/07/2015 01:51 PM, Shaun Halstead wrote:
>
> I have two Computer Logics PCTD-III Pertec 8-bit ISA interface boards
> available.  I have no software or docs to go with them, though I
> should have at least one cable set.  From what I can gather from past
> discussions of these cards (h/t Chuck G.), they require
> driver-supplied firmware. They've been on the shelf the entire 19
> years I've been with my company.  Cards are offered as-is, $20 +
> shipping for the pair.  Shipping via USPS or FedEx, your choice.


Yup, they use an early FPGA, whose configuration information is 
downloaded from a DOS driver.  I'm sure the driver code is around 
somewhere in form of Chi Corp's DOS Ninetrack software.  But without it, 
the cards are strictly decorative.

Probably perfect for a slower drive, such as the Qualstar 105x series, 
but unsuitable for the fast (75-150 ips) streamers.  Other than the FPGA 
configuration memory, the only memory on-board is a 256 byte FIFO.

The obvious limitation is that these really are 8-bit ISA boards.  I 
might have the software somewhere, but no promises.

--Chuck