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From: psc@lznv.ATT.COM (Paul S. R. Chisholm)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Need Bisync to Async protocol converter
Keywords: Bsc <-> Asc
Message-ID: <1399@lznv.ATT.COM>
Date: 6 Jul 88 16:12:55 GMT
References: <4638@killer.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T
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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

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