TOPS Flashcard MC (IBM MicroChannel), plus a TashTalk / TailTalk question

[pl212]

I'd been on the lookout for this, and one popped up on eBay:



Interestingly this is my first PC LocalTalk board, and it reminded me that the ISA boards sold by TOPS supported the faster, externally-clocked FlashTalk protocol. Which leads to two thoughts:

1) I guess I should pair this with the FlashBox, even if it'll work with a normal LT dongle...
2) Is there any possibility that the TashTalk hat or the TailTalk dongle could work at the faster 'FlashTalk' speed, or are we up against the limit of what is possible?

 

[finkmac]

very cool. i'm sort of after one, but not in a hurry.

2) I would assume this would require modifications.

 

[cheesestraws]

2) Is there any possibility that the TashTalk hat or the TailTalk dongle could work at the faster 'FlashTalk' speed, or are we up against the limit of what is possible?

I believe that TashTalk would require major changes to work at higher speeds: probably need to be on a bigger/faster microcontroller.

 

[NJRoadfan]

Heh, another card using the C&T MCA-to-ISA bridge chip. Wonder how much cheaper it was to implement LocalTalk using custom VLSI logic vs. just using a SCC.