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  • Unknown MCA card

    From Carsten Lyng@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 15 02:54:58 2023
    I have got this MCA card, but I have not been able to find out what it is Perhaps some of you know what it is ?.

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/UGFYaUTGc1qv2f686



    Regards
    Carsten

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  • From Tomas Slavotinek@21:1/5 to Carsten Lyng on Sun Jan 15 12:52:52 2023
    On 15.01.2023 11:54, Carsten Lyng wrote:
    I have got this MCA card, but I have not been able to find out what it is Perhaps some of you know what it is ?.

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/UGFYaUTGc1qv2f686

    4x AMD Am8530H "Serial Communications Controller": http://datasheets.chipdb.org/AMD/07513.pdf https://www.amd.com/system/files/TechDocs/10216.pdf
    2 channels per IC - so 8 serial channels total.

    The base board probably has a i80186 CPU, judging by the pin pattern.

    So it's something similar to the IBM Multiport/2 adapter: https://www.ardent-tool.com/comms/Multiport_2.html

    For future reference:
    Technology Concepts Ltd.
    PCC Adaptor Card /8
    Ver 2.0B

    What's the adapter ID?

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  • From Tomas Slavotinek@21:1/5 to Tomas Slavotinek on Sun Jan 15 13:02:32 2023
    On 15.01.2023 12:52, Tomas Slavotinek wrote:
    Technology Concepts Ltd.
    PCC Adaptor Card /8

    Well here we go:

    https://www.ardent-tool.com/docs/pdf/IBM_International_Catalog_of_Micro_Channel_Adapter_Cards.pdf#page=186
    (page 186 physical)

    ADAPTER NAME: Technology Concepts PCC
    SUPPORTS: PS/2 - YES RISC System/6000 - NO Micro Channel 370 - NO
    POS ID: 6BE2
    BUS MASTER: NO
    AVAILABLE: 8/88
    DESCRIPTION:
    Intelligent high performance serial I/O controller with 4, 8 or 16 ports
    80186 processor handles all I/O processing. 0.5MB RAM on board.
    Memory address to the host PC is via 8K window. No IRQ or DMA
    used. Modem and printer support. Drivers for DOS, UNIX**, OS/2*
    and AIX* computer software and others.

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  • From Carsten Lyng@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 15 05:08:21 2023
    søndag den 15. januar 2023 kl. 13.02.35 UTC+1 skrev slavo...@gmail.com:
    On 15.01.2023 12:52, Tomas Slavotinek wrote:
    Technology Concepts Ltd.
    PCC Adaptor Card /8
    Well here we go:

    https://www.ardent-tool.com/docs/pdf/IBM_International_Catalog_of_Micro_Channel_Adapter_Cards.pdf#page=186
    (page 186 physical)

    ADAPTER NAME: Technology Concepts PCC
    SUPPORTS: PS/2 - YES RISC System/6000 - NO Micro Channel 370 - NO
    POS ID: 6BE2
    BUS MASTER: NO
    AVAILABLE: 8/88
    DESCRIPTION:
    Intelligent high performance serial I/O controller with 4, 8 or 16 ports 80186 processor handles all I/O processing. 0.5MB RAM on board.
    Memory address to the host PC is via 8K window. No IRQ or DMA
    used. Modem and printer support. Drivers for DOS, UNIX**, OS/2*
    and AIX* computer software and others.


    Thanks, now I know what it is

    Regards
    Carsten

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  • From Louis Ohland@21:1/5 to Louis Ohland on Sun Jan 15 07:50:02 2023
    https://archive.org/details/eu_BYTE-1990-04_OCR/page/n95/mode/2up?q=Technology+Concepts

    Louis Ohland wrote:
    https://www.ardent-tool.com/adapters/ADF.html#6000

    No Holy joy.

    @6BD3.ADF - FRANK-FL15-PS2 Bam Adapter
    @6BDB.ADF - Devlonics Terminals DUO Modem
    @6BE7.ADF - symicron dtsx 12 Token-Ring Adapter
    @6BE9.ADF - SKNET Ethernet Adapter [P]

    Tomas Slavotinek wrote:
    On 15.01.2023 12:52, Tomas Slavotinek wrote:
    Technology Concepts Ltd.
    PCC Adaptor Card /8

    Well here we go:

    https://www.ardent-tool.com/docs/pdf/IBM_International_Catalog_of_Micro_Channel_Adapter_Cards.pdf#page=186

    (page 186 physical)

    ADAPTER NAME: Technology Concepts PCC
    SUPPORTS: PS/2 - YES  RISC System/6000 - NO  Micro Channel 370 - NO
    POS ID: 6BE2
    BUS MASTER: NO
    AVAILABLE: 8/88
    DESCRIPTION:
    Intelligent high performance serial I/O controller with 4, 8 or 16 ports
    80186 processor handles all I/O processing. 0.5MB RAM on board.
    Memory address to the host PC is via 8K window. No IRQ or DMA
    used. Modem and printer support. Drivers for DOS, UNIX**, OS/2*
    and AIX* computer software and others.

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  • From Louis Ohland@21:1/5 to Louis Ohland on Sun Jan 15 08:09:20 2023
    Well, Technology Concepts Ltd did exist in 1991, made communications
    adapters and NICs. A lot of the hits are for MAC addresses. Barely a
    whisper on the PCC/8 or whatever it is.

    Maybe there are some things too terrible to know, and they've been
    memory holed?

    Is that you, Wintson?

    Louis Ohland wrote:
    Technology Concepts Ltd
    Grange Estate

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  • From Louis Ohland@21:1/5 to Tomas Slavotinek on Sun Jan 15 07:44:38 2023
    https://www.ardent-tool.com/adapters/ADF.html#6000

    No Holy joy.

    @6BD3.ADF - FRANK-FL15-PS2 Bam Adapter
    @6BDB.ADF - Devlonics Terminals DUO Modem
    @6BE7.ADF - symicron dtsx 12 Token-Ring Adapter
    @6BE9.ADF - SKNET Ethernet Adapter [P]

    Tomas Slavotinek wrote:
    On 15.01.2023 12:52, Tomas Slavotinek wrote:
    Technology Concepts Ltd.
    PCC Adaptor Card /8

    Well here we go:

    https://www.ardent-tool.com/docs/pdf/IBM_International_Catalog_of_Micro_Channel_Adapter_Cards.pdf#page=186

    (page 186 physical)

    ADAPTER NAME: Technology Concepts PCC
    SUPPORTS: PS/2 - YES  RISC System/6000 - NO  Micro Channel 370 - NO
    POS ID: 6BE2
    BUS MASTER: NO
    AVAILABLE: 8/88
    DESCRIPTION:
    Intelligent high performance serial I/O controller with 4, 8 or 16 ports 80186 processor handles all I/O processing. 0.5MB RAM on board.
    Memory address to the host PC is via 8K window. No IRQ or DMA
    used. Modem and printer support. Drivers for DOS, UNIX**, OS/2*
    and AIX* computer software and others.

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  • From Louis Ohland@21:1/5 to Louis Ohland on Sun Jan 15 07:59:48 2023
    Technology Concepts Ltd
    Grange Estate
    Cwmbran, Gwent NP44 3XR
    UNITED KINGDOM

    It isn't from Lagos, Kenya, or Illinois.

    Louis Ohland wrote:
    https://www.ardent-tool.com/adapters/ADF.html#6000

    No Holy joy.

    @6BD3.ADF - FRANK-FL15-PS2 Bam Adapter
    @6BDB.ADF - Devlonics Terminals DUO Modem
    @6BE7.ADF - symicron dtsx 12 Token-Ring Adapter
    @6BE9.ADF - SKNET Ethernet Adapter [P]

    Tomas Slavotinek wrote:
    On 15.01.2023 12:52, Tomas Slavotinek wrote:
    Technology Concepts Ltd.
    PCC Adaptor Card /8

    Well here we go:

    https://www.ardent-tool.com/docs/pdf/IBM_International_Catalog_of_Micro_Channel_Adapter_Cards.pdf#page=186

    (page 186 physical)

    ADAPTER NAME: Technology Concepts PCC
    SUPPORTS: PS/2 - YES  RISC System/6000 - NO  Micro Channel 370 - NO
    POS ID: 6BE2
    BUS MASTER: NO
    AVAILABLE: 8/88
    DESCRIPTION:
    Intelligent high performance serial I/O controller with 4, 8 or 16 ports
    80186 processor handles all I/O processing. 0.5MB RAM on board.
    Memory address to the host PC is via 8K window. No IRQ or DMA
    used. Modem and printer support. Drivers for DOS, UNIX**, OS/2*
    and AIX* computer software and others.

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  • From Tomas Slavotinek@21:1/5 to Carsten Lyng on Sun Jan 15 18:13:01 2023
    On 15.01.2023 14:08, Carsten Lyng wrote:
    Thanks, now I know what it is

    Can you take a photo of the base board? If you don't mind separating the daughter board...

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  • From Carsten Lyng@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jan 15 11:00:33 2023
    søndag den 15. januar 2023 kl. 18.13.03 UTC+1 skrev slavo...@gmail.com:
    On 15.01.2023 14:08, Carsten Lyng wrote:
    Thanks, now I know what it is
    Can you take a photo of the base board? If you don't mind separating the daughter board...

    Sure, No problem

    Is the photo OK ?, it was taken on the kitchen floor ( the best light )
    I can take another tomorrow if it is not good enough

    /Carsten

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  • From Tomas Slavotinek@21:1/5 to Carsten Lyng on Sun Jan 15 22:09:42 2023
    On 15.01.2023 20:00, Carsten Lyng wrote:
    Sure, No problem

    Is the photo OK ?, it was taken on the kitchen floor ( the best light )
    I can take another tomorrow if it is not good enough

    /Carsten

    That will do the trick. Thanks!

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