Corvus PC cards

From: Frank McConnell <fmc_at_reanimators.org>
Date: Wed Jan 28 23:06:16 1998

Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net> wrote:
> I've heard of those drives but I don't think this is for a drive. The
> only connector on it is a three pin plug that is accessable through a hole
> in the metal bracket. There is one 20 pin DIP socket that might be used
> for a connector but it looks like it's for an IC.

This is an Omninet interface. 1Mbit/s RS-422 twisted-pair bus
networking.

The interfaces for the Apple ][ (a card) and Corvus Concept (built-in)
have 6801s to actually do the work of moving packets between the
computer and the Omninet. I'm not sure if that's what is missing from
your 20 pin DIP socket or if it was intended to hold a BIOS extension
ROM to let the PC boot over Omninet.

-Frank McConnell
Received on Wed Jan 28 1998 - 23:06:16 GMT