StarLink Multi-User System

From: Feldman, Robert <Robert_Feldman_at_jdedwards.com>
Date: Tue Feb 12 08:44:50 2002

Not the same thing, but similar enough to be relevant: AT&T made box (I
think with an 80486) called a StarServer. It was a Unix box and had a card
that could take two cables that went to "concentrators," which were 12 port
(IIRC) addressible serial
hubs, each with their own wall wart. The output went to a dumb terminal or
serial-interface printer. Concentrators could be daisy-chained, so at least
4 could be hooked to one card in the StarServer. I baby-sat one of these in
a law office half a dozen years ago. The concentrators were a real PITA, as
they were static sensitive -- I blew one out once with a spark while
connecting the RJ45 to a terminal once. Other times I must have looked at
the concentrator the wrong way or some such. Got to know the local AT&T/NCR
service tech pretty well :).

Bob


-----Original Message-----
From: Tothwolf [mailto:tothwolf_at_concentric.net]
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 11:07 PM
To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: StarLink Multi-User System


On Mon, 11 Feb 2002, Norman Alcott wrote:

> " Introducing StarLink the computer expansion system. The system lets
> you link four "dumb" terminals or microcomputers to a single IBM
> Personal Computer, and function as if it's the only terminal connected
> to the computer."

I believe I have something similar to this stored away. It has a full size
card (can't remember if it is 8 or 16 bit, think it is 16), and a brown
molded plastic "block" with 8 25 pin D-Sub connectors on it. The block
connects to the card via a 37 pin D-Sub.

Does anyone have any information on it or have the software required to
use it?

-Toth
Received on Tue Feb 12 2002 - 08:44:50 GMT