Bulletins from the Pacific Packet Radio Society - page 043
FILE QST.82.04.08.0.KD2S
TO: HANK
FROM: DENWE ONLY BUILT 12 BOARDS FOR TESTING, BUT HAVE APPROXIMATELY 200 ORDERS, SIGHT UNSEEN, FOR BETA TEST BOARDS. TAPR SOFTWARE FOR HARDWARE TESTS WILL BE READY NEXT WEEK TAPR HARDWARE INCLUDES POWER SUPPLY & MODEM ON BOARD ... JUST PLUG IT IN. TAPR SOFTWARE PROTOCOL DUE ON PROMS IN EARLY MAY (NOTHING COMES QUICKLY) VADCG SOFTWARE DUE IN EARLY JUNE (WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOUR BOARDS AT THE SW CONVENTION!)
YOU AND THE NJ,LA,ST LOU,AMSAT & LITTLE ROCK GROUPS ARE ON THE TOP OF THE LIST FOR BETA BOARDS, WHICH WILL BE READY BEFORE THE SOFTWARE....73, DEN
FILE QST.82.04.08.1.KD2S
I told Den that he shouldn't hold up distribution of the TAPR boards until they complete their software, a project that might take a while. I felt that other people might want to write their own software for the units. Here is Den's reply:
HANK,
I AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT THE OTHER WORK THAT COULD BE DONE. I WI LL GET THE BETA BOARDS OUT AS SOON AS THE ALPHA BOARDS ARE SHOWN TO EXHIBIT NO FATAL FLAWS. GIVE US ABOUT A WEEK TO TEST THE HARDWARE WITH SOME PRIMATIVE ROUTINES, THEN SOME TIME FOR A LAYOUT-MODIFICATION CYCLE. I COULD TRY TO DELIVER BOARDS SOONER THAN JUNE THAT WAY.
I'LL SEND YOU A LONG FILE ON THE CURRENT HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR YOU TO PASS AROUND, AND WILL GIVE YOU A "LAYERED LOOK" AT THE DYNAMIC ADDRESSING PROTOCOL, CONNECTIONS TO IP, ETC. A LITTLE LATER ON. 73, DEN
FILE QST.82.04.09.0.KA6M
Date: 09 April 1982
From: Hank Magnuski, KA6M
To: Steve Robinson, W2FPY
CC: Paul Rinaldo for AMRAD or QEX bulletinsRe: Zilog Z8530 SCC
There is yet another HDLC chip on the block, and this newest entrant looks like the best chip I've ever seen. It seems particularly well suited for amateur radio applications, and I wanted to bring it to the attention of all people thinking about designing TNC's or controllers.
First, some info straight from the spec sheet:
ZILOG Z8530 SCC SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS CONTROLLER
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