Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!uwvax!rutgers!cmcl2!adm!rbj@nav.icst.nbs.gov From: rbj@nav.icst.nbs.gov (Root Boy Jim) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: BiSync on UNIX Message-ID: <16755@adm.ARPA> Date: 8 Aug 88 16:44:59 GMT Sender: news@adm.ARPA Lines: 21 ? From: Guy Harris ? Depends on what you mean by "special conversion hardware". I don't know what ? electrical standards (such as RS-232) are used to connect to bisync modems, but ? if you can use RS-232 for that you don't need any special conversion hardware. ? (There are probably lots of issues about "who supplies the clock" for the ? modem.) BISYNC is a protocol that runs in synchronous mode. There are several USARTS that do async, sync, and [SH]DLC, all over the same line. I believe it's the DCE that supplies both clocks. I believe the dmf-32 has a sync mode as well. Now as for the protocol, have fun! I believe it's been done before. Hey, if you can do SLIP... (Root Boy) Jim Cottrell National Bureau of Standards Flamer's Hotline: (301) 975-5688 The opinions expressed are solely my own and do not reflect NBS policy or agreement Careful with that VAX Eugene!