toma@killer.UUCP (Tom Armistead) (06/29/88)
I am in desperate need of a Async to Bisync to Async character/protocol converter. I need something that I can control on the character level. Something that I can have complete control over the actual communications protocol on, something that has hardware interface documentation. I would like it to be in card form for a PC or AT. I have a something called a SYNcable from a company called CLEO that will allow you to input an Async character in 1 end and receive a Bisync character out the other end and vice versa. This WOULD be the ideal thing except that I have not been able to get the product to perform well under heavily loaded conditions. (I have been told everything from 'The box has hardware probs.' to 'You just don't know how to use it'. But, I do... and it still won't work well. I have heard that Black Box MIGHT offer something like this, but... How do I get in touch with Black Box. I need something that I can 'make up' my own bisync protocol with, something that is REAL non-standard. Could anyone help me, I'm starting to get pretty desparate!!! Thanks in advance for ANY help!!! Tom Armistead --- UUCP: ...!ihnp4!killer!toma -- ------------- Tom Armistead UUCP: ...!ihnp4!killer!toma
bkc@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Brad Clements) (06/29/88)
From article <4638@killer.UUCP>, by toma@killer.UUCP (Tom Armistead):
> I am in desperate need of a Async to Bisync to Async character/protocol
You could try contacting a company called Qua Tech. They make
all kinds of boards for PC's, communication and A/D etc.
Unfortunately I don't have their address handy, I think they're in
Ohio.
Sorry I can't be more help.psc@lznv.ATT.COM (Paul S. R. Chisholm) (07/06/88)
< "Would you buy a used operating system from these guys?" > In article <4638@killer.UUCP>, toma@killer.UUCP (Tom Armistead) writes: > I am in desperate need of a Async to Bisync to Async character/protocol > converter. I need something that I can control on the character level. > Something that I can have complete control over the actual communications > protocol on, something that has hardware interface documentation. Lots of luck. I looked for something like this a few years ago, and couldn't find one. You want to build up your own frames (including the header), send them, and receive frames from the other side, right? > I would like it to be in card form for a PC or AT. Note that that's *not* a protocol converter, but a bisync card for a PC. There are lots of these available. I don't know if any provide an interface at the level you're looking for. > I have heard that Black Box MIGHT offer something like this, but... How do > I get in touch with Black Box? P.O. Box 12800, Pittsburgh, PA 15241; tech support, 412-746-5565; orders only, 412-745-5530; to order a catalog, call 412-746-5500. We had their A/S-2E Protocol Converter (bisync RJE <-> async), but there were problems, even in "transparent" mode. I did appreciate their technical support, and their willingness to take the converter back when we discovered it didn't fulfill our needs. >Tom Armistead, UUCP: ...!ihnp4!killer!toma -Paul S. R. Chisholm, {ihnp4,cbosgd,allegra,rutgers}!mtune!lznv!psc AT&T Mail !psrchisholm, Internet psc@lznv.att.com I'm not speaking for my employer, I'm just speaking my mind.