[comp.sys.apple] AST Multi-I/O card

aaron.p@pro-ldm.cts.com (Aaron Putnam) (06/28/89)

     I need some serious help: does anyone have drivers for this card? The
manual is not very helpful, and the card's ROM is obviously messed up. It may
be because it's running in a II+, and was made for a //e, but I believe there
should be a way to make it usable by ProDOS.  I have used it successfully with
Ascii Express Pro, but I am attempting to write a bulletin board program, and
the drivers in AE are all in one file. I can't find them, so if anyone out
there has any information, it would be greatly appreciated.
 
   Thanks in advance,
 
         --=*>Azerov<*=--   (Aaron Putnam)


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matthew@sunpix.UUCP ( Sun Visualization Products) (07/02/89)

In article <8906280057.AA08022@crash.cts.com>, Aaron Putnam writes:

	[Problems with AST Multi-I/O card deleted]


I think I know what your problem is.  Most communications packages assume
that you are using an Apple Super Serial Card (SSC) or compatible, based
on the 6551 ACIA.  The AST Multi-I/O card is 6850 ACIA based, and probably
more along the line of Apples older Communications card.

What you will need to do is review an old Apple Communications manual, and
a 6850 ACIA data sheets.  I can help you with both if need be.



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