Re: [Fwd: 5208 protocol coverter-Re: Attaching HP Laser Printersto the AS/400]

>> Would a 5208 protocol coverter do the trick,I picked up 14 of these boxs
>> for $1 a piece.They can be found at brokers very cheaply.Before I
>> realised what these boxs were ,the same company loaded a jumbo bin full
>> of these and dumped them.Unfortunatly I could not save these :the next
>> day they where gone and I just got the 14 that they didnt dump because
>> of no room in the bin.
>
>boy i don't know..  i've never used the ibm protocol convertor, but
>we've used some others.
>
>they were good in their day (1980's), but there would be some
>limitations.
>
>1. the terminal emulation is crummy.  you'd have to use something
>like hyperterminal or procomm.
>
>2. i'm not sure if it hooks to a comm line or a twinax line
>3. setting it up could be tricky.  no documentation!
>4. the interface with current modems may not work as expected.
>
>nj


Watch the line speed between the modem and the 5208.  I think 9600 is the
max that they'll handle.

We took our 5208 out of service over a year ago (just turned it off and
stole the modems).  We still use 3i protocol converters and 394e
controllers with serial cards from PerleSystems.

Both the 5208 and the Perle 3i hook onto a twinax line.  The 394e runs as
controllers on a comm line.

We used the 5208 with the proprietary program (Dial/3X??) that handled
terminal emulation and printer download session.  The Perle devices use an
equivalent program, PerleTalk (available in DOS or Windoze versions).

As someone has said, they were in the dumpster for a good reason!  Although
I agree with you.  Around here, "It's not junk until -I- say it's junk!"
You oughta see my basement!  (:

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn!ix.netcom.com


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