[net.unix-wizards] Unibus to IBM channel hardware

johnston@lbl-csam (Bill Johnston [csam]) (04/04/85)

Does anyone know of sources for Unibus, SBI, or CI to IBM channel
adapters other than Systems Concepts in San Francisco. For Unibus
adapters, I am particularly interested in those which have enough
buffering in them to permit the use of 200ips, 6250bpi tape drives on
the 780 Unibus.
	Thanks, Bill [johnston@lbl-csam]

ron@BRL-TGR (Ron Natalie) (04/11/85)

ACC (now Advanced Computer Communications formerly Associated Computer
Consultants) in Santa Barabara makes some although I can't render any
judgement on it's performance.

-Ron

jbn@wdl1.UUCP (04/17/85)

     IBM makes such a contraption; it's called the Device Access Control
Unit, or DACU; one end connects to a block multiplexer channel, one end
connects to a UNIBUS cage, and it is controlled by an IBM PC.  The
IBM software package for IP/TCP on IBM mainframes supports this.  Contact
your IBM rep for details, or the VM Interface Program for TCP/IP Support
Group, 301-921-1931.  I have no direct information about how good either
the hardware or software products are.

					John Nagle