Tillek Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Maybe we could move this to it's own thread in the BBS club? The Michtron 3 topic is getting somewhat convoluted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastic Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 2 hours ago, Tillek said: Maybe we could move this to it's own thread in the BBS club? The Michtron 3 topic is getting somewhat convoluted. Since Michtron 3.0 is the only available Multi-user BBS using the DC-Port … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 I have the ZIP archive of the DC-Port disk. It includes the AUTO folder with the programs in it. I'll attach it here. DC Port Disk.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 19 hours ago, Lastic said: Only thing I can't grasp is the device has 3 x RJ-12 PCB mounted connectors and there is another cable directly soldered to the PCB. ( Found it on the docs.dev-docs.org link at the bottom there is a sort of manual) Right. One dedicated cable goes directly to the ST's serial port. The others have the jacks that plug directly into the DC-Port. The docs emphasize *not* plugging phone lines directly into it. Then you plug your RS-232 devices into the connectors at the end of those lines. Modems, WiModem232's, etc. You can see the cables in the pictures I posted. HTH's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techman Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 1 hour ago, DarkLord said: Right. One dedicated cable goes directly to the ST's serial port. The others have the jacks that plug directly into the DC-Port. The docs emphasize *not* plugging phone lines directly into it. Then you plug your RS-232 devices into the connectors at the end of those lines. Modems, WiModem232's, etc. You can see the cables in the pictures I posted. HTH's. Correct. As I recall the connection back to the serial port was used to trigger an interrupt so that the driver code didn’t need to poll the UARTS on the dc-port. Also MBBS 3.0 has the driver integrated and does not (and might be in conflict) with the auto folder driver. MBBS embedded the driver because of the needs and optimizations or the task scheduled in the kernel of the BBS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 (edited) Umm...Windows10 here is reporting malware/virus on "dcport.images.zip". Edited May 10 by DarkLord Added a screenshot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastic Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 (edited) 1 hour ago, DarkLord said: Umm...Windows10 here is reporting malware/virus on "dcport.images.zip". Bizarre, it’s a straight download from DeadMike’s site http://www.deadmike.com/DCS/manuals/dcport.images.zip My AVG virus scanner didn’t give a warning on my Win10 machine, I can check later when I’m back home Edited May 10 by Lastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techman Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 11 hours ago, Techman said: Correct. As I recall the connection back to the serial port was used to trigger an interrupt so that the driver code didn’t need to poll the UARTS on the dc-port. Also MBBS 3.0 has the driver integrated and does not (and might be in conflict) with the auto folder driver. MBBS embedded the driver because of the needs and optimizations or the task scheduled in the kernel of the BBS The interrupts are sent to the internal RS232 ring, and then the software looks at the UART to see what needs handling. -tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DarkLord Posted Saturday at 12:37 AM Author Share Posted Saturday at 12:37 AM Closer shot of the side of the DC-Port board: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techman Posted Saturday at 01:08 AM Share Posted Saturday at 01:08 AM 28 minutes ago, DarkLord said: Closer shot of the side of the DC-Port board: Interesting, you have a cap in C4 (far side in the middle), my board has 10K resistor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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