The Ultra-485 ($179), from Sealevel Systems (Liberty, SC), is a single-channel serial I/O adapter with 16-bit addressing for DOS, OS/2, Windows, and Windows NT communications. It provides automatic control of the RS-485 driver-enable signal, has selectable IRQs and address settings, and lets you connect up to 32 devices to the port.
Phone: (803) 843-4343.
Sun Microsystems' (Mountain View, CA) PCMCIA Interface/SBus card ($295) adapts a SparcStation's SBus expansion slot, so it has the ability to accept up to two PCMCIA Type II cards or one Type III card. The Interface/SBus card is compatible with SparcStations running Solaris 2.3 or higher. Interface logic is provided by way of an SBus-to-PCMCIA ASIC chip that you can license through Sun's SPARC Technology Business.
Phone: (800) 821-4643 or (415) 960-1300.
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