IBM Channel Printer Connection for OS/2

FunAsset, a world-wide producer of high speed printer interfaces, announce
the launch of their IBM Channel connection kits designed specifically for
OS/2. They are aimed at developers wishing to capture IBM channel
datastreams, to process that data or to produce Print Management Systems,
operating under OS/2, for high speed channel connected printers with input
from IBM mainframes. Several developers in the USA and Europe are
currently using our D42 OS/2 interface kits.

There are two interface kits available, the D4270K for IBM channel input,
which accepts data, via channel, from an IBM mainframe host and the
DK4207K to output data to the channel connected printer. The D42 series of
interfaces are designed to work on PC/ATs running OS/2 version 2.1. Both
kits consist of: (hardware) a PC card, an external connecting box and
associated cables; (software) device driver providing an easy API and a
demonstration test program; and a manual detailing hardware and software
installation, configuration and testing. Hardware and connecting boxes are
different for channel input or output configurations.

D4270K IBM Channel Input

The D4270K interface provides IBM 3211, 3203/5 and 4245 printer emulations
and accepts data and returns appropriate responses to the host. This can
be used for capturing datastreams for printing or processing.

D4207K IBM Channel Output

The D4207K kit enables the OS/2 host to generate IBM channel datastreams
for channel connected printers running IBM 3211, 3203/5 and 4245
emulations. It sends data and the appropriate responses, appearing to the
printer as the host.

Future OS/2 Interfaces

FunAsset will be writing OS/2 drivers for their other interface cards,
these will include: TCP/IP, DataProducts, high speed serial,

About FunAsset

FunAsset specialises in interfaces and magnetic tape drives for the high
speed printing market. We design, manufacture and support our complete
interfaces and OS/2 kits and we have attained the BS EN ISO9001
registration.

Just some of the hosts we can interface to are: IBM channel, Amdahl, Bull,
Data General, Harris, Hewlett Packard, ICL, Prime, Sequoia, Sun, Tandem,
Unisys and UNIX workstations. Output options include TCP/IP, IBM channel,
serial, centronics, DataProducts and high speed serial ISDN.

FunAsset
14 Townsend
Ilminster
Somerset TA19 0AU
UK
Telephone: + 44 (0)1460 57065
Fax:       + 44 (0)1460 53538
e-mail:    sales@funasset.demon.co.uk

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