MCABase 617E Adapter

Adapter ID

Adapter ID: 617E
Name: Computone PS8/16 Controller
Class: COM MPO Multiport
Origin: CMPT Computone Corp.

Synopsis

In 1986 Computone purchased IntelliCom Corporation, the developers of the IntelliPort-AT8 product line. The SRAM on the ATvantage products was increased and the connector pinouts were changed. The IntelliPort/ATvantage products became a single product line, drivers which worked for one member of the family worked for the entire family. There are two exceptions to this:

The Micro Channel products (PS8/PS16) used separate drivers from the remaining (ISA) products.
SVR4 drivers were written which support IntelliPort/ATvantage boards but not ATvantage or Micro Channel cards.

IntelliPort-PS8

The IntelliPort-PS8 is the MicroChannel version of the AT8 card. It uses a single 8-port UART (Signetics).

IntelliPort-PS16

The IntelliPort-PS16 is the MicroChannel version of the AT16 card. The IntelliPort-PS16 uses two 8-port UART's (Signetics). The part number of the board is 3-01360.

Drivers

Computone drivers for UNIX, Windows NT and DOS at www.alturaxl.com/drivers

Links

ADF Adapter Description File

@617E.ADF