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

[nina jones <ddi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 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




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