IEEE-488 interface and Commodore Pet

From: ajp166 <ajp166_at_bellatlantic.net>
Date: Mon Sep 10 20:46:53 2001

Sorry but your wrong.

Here in the USA IEEE-488/GPIB cards are considered industrial
interfaces and command premium prices. I bought one for a
control system and paid $399US!! That was for a cheaper non-dma
slow GPIB.

Allison

-----Original Message-----
From: Louis Schulman <louiss_at_gate.net>
To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Date: Monday, September 10, 2001 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: IEEE-488 interface and Commodore Pet


>On Mon, 10 Sep 2001 19:55:38 +0100 (BST), Tony Duell wrote:
>
>#> > I don't know if the Brain Box supplied software only works
>#> > with their card or any card.
>#>
>#> The card claims to be compatible with the IBM IEEE card,
>#
>#Which IBM IEEE card? There are at least 2, and they are totally
>#different. I was given an IBM IEEE488 card which uses a pair of 9914
>#chips (one for data transfer, one to send commands, I think). The one
in
>#the O&A Techref is based round a NEC 7210 chip.
>
>The information I received from Brain Boxes is that their card uses the
NEC 7210 chip. They still have some
>of these cards in stock, although they are no longer in production.
They sent me a very helpful e-mail. The
>only problem is that they want 320 pounds for one card.
>
>Well, I don't know what things cost in Britain, but out-of-production
DOS-based ISA cards generally don't
>sell for US $540. Usually, it is more like US $5, maybe new US $50.
So, I don't think I will be doing any
>business with Brain Boxes.
>
>Louis
>
Received on Mon Sep 10 2001 - 20:46:53 BST