axel@uunet.uu.net (Axel Schlueter) (05/19/89)
Patzschke + Rasp GmbH Software und Systeme Niederwaldstr. 6 D-6200 Wiesbaden West Germany The Problem : multiple peripheral devices If YOU have the problem - WE have the solution. The Solution : scsi-P Port expander If you have more than two printers and/or terminals you'll get into deep troubles, if you want to use them simultanously. Either you can use only one terminal and one printer or only two terminals. There is no way to connect more than two peripherals via a serial line to your workstation. It will be much more difficult to attach a printer which interfaces only with a parallel Centronix port. Therefore we developped a port expander which offers you 4 serial interfaces (with upto 76.8Kbaud transfer rate; hardware or software handshaking...) and 2 parallel interfaces per unit. An optional IEEE 488 bus interface allows you to connect measurement systems to your workstation. The port expander is available for all Sun workatstions (3/xxx, 4/xxx and 386i). One, two or three scsi-P port expander units will upgrade your Sun desktop workstation to a terminal server. The scsi-P port expander interfaces with your workstation via the SCSI bus (Small Computer System Interface) like a disk drive or a streamer tape. Please call us or send your questions via email to karl@apollon.uucp (Karl Kipry - Patzschke + Rasp GmbH) christof@apollon.uucp (Christof Schad - Patzschke + Rasp GmbH) and ask for a detailed informations. Patzschke + Rasp GmbH, Niederwaldstr. 6, 6200 Wiesbaden Tel.: 06121-86023 Fax.: 06121-805805