[comp.dcom.lans] Starlan for micro-channel?

les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell) (01/23/89)

I'd like to connect an IBM model 50 PC to an AT&T 1Mb starlan network. Does
anyone make a micro-channel card that is compatible?

Les Mikesell

max@claris.com (Max Rochlin) (01/24/89)

From article <7504@chinet.chi.il.us>, by les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell):
> I'd like to connect an IBM model 50 PC to an AT&T 1Mb starlan network. Does
> anyone make a micro-channel card that is compatible?
> 

As far as I know, there are only Starlan-10 cards for microchannel.  I 
suppose that you could get a Starlan-10 card for the model 50 and the 
Starlan-10 to Starlan 1mb converter to solve your problem.

Good luck..Max

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les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell) (01/25/89)

In article <8418@claris.com> max@claris.com (Max Rochlin) writes:
>From article <7504@chinet.chi.il.us>, by les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell):
>> I'd like to connect an IBM model 50 PC to an AT&T 1Mb starlan network. Does
>> anyone make a micro-channel card that is compatible?

>As far as I know, there are only Starlan-10 cards for microchannel.  I 
>suppose that you could get a Starlan-10 card for the model 50 and the 
>Starlan-10 to Starlan 1mb converter to solve your problem.

Thanks for the suggestion, but going that route would cost at least twice
as much as replacing the model 50 with something with AT style slots.
Maybe someday we will break the 1Mb net into subnets with a 10Mb backbone
which would make it worth getting the 10-1 converters but first we have
to upgrade to the OSI protocols (sigh..).

Les Mikesell