PLEASE NOTE:  The BOSaNOVA Plus Emulation kit is NOT COMPATIBLE with 64-Bit Windows 10, 8 or 7 operating system PCs.  The NLynx USB Twinax Emulation Kit is the replacement for for these discontinued products.  Please click here to be taken to the USB Twinax Emulation Kit if you are not redirected to this page within a few seconds.

Description

BOSaNOVA Plus is based on a Twinax emulation adapter that is 100% IBM-compatible, yet provides additional functionality, BOSaNOVA Plus is unique. They are Available in 8-Bit ISA, and 32-Bit PCI models.

The advanced BOSaNOVA for Windows emulation provides four concurrent Twinax sessions from the emulation adapter, without the need for allocating a memory segment or an IRQ. This Stealth Technology^TM eliminates the configuration problems once associated with installing Twinax adapters in PCs.  Advanced 32-session APPC emulation for Windows that functions in Stealth Technology^TM mode is also included.

Using the BOSaNOVA Plus hardware, you can run PC Support, Client Access for Windows, and Personal Communications 400 in the normal manner. You can also use the included Windows VxD and DOS Adapter Handler to provide the same functionality with no memory segment or IRQ required! BOS's Stealth Technology^TM makes Twinax hardware configuration headaches a thing of the past.

BOSaNOVA Plus takes the lead in PC-based Twinax emulation. Based on a Twinax emulation adapter that is 100% IBM-compatible, yet provides additional functionality, BOSaNOVA Plus is unique and can be ordered with the following item numbers:

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Using the BOSaNOVA Plus hardware, you can run PC Support, Client Access for Windows, and Personal Communications 400 in the normal manner. You can also use the included Windows VxD and DOS Adapter Handler to provide the same functionality with no memory segment or IRQ required! BOS's Stealth Technology^TM makes Twinax hardware configuration headaches a thing of the past.

Product Highlights

• Includes feature-rich, four-session display and printer emulation for 16- and 32-bit Windows.  The industry's first non-APPC full 3477FC complete color Windows emulation including support for the AS/400 Text Assist function.

• Includes the powerful 32-session BOSaNOVA Twinax Client, an APPC terminal and printer emulation package with SQL file transfer for Windows/95/98/NT

• TCP/IP over Twinax with included TCP/IP Device Driver

• Features MorphExpress automatic GUI translation

• Eliminates the necessity of a memory segment and IRQ configuration with Stealth Technology^TM, ensuring foolproof installation even in PCs loaded with other hardware

• 100% register-level IBM-compatible Twinax adapter card also runs PC Support, Client Access, and Personal Communications 400

• Supports PCs of all speeds, including the latest and fastest Pentiums

• Features hardware that is especially tolerant of problematic (noisy) Twinax and Twisted Pair cabling systems

BOSaNOVA for Windows Emulation

The BOSaNOVA Plus Emulation Kits includes both a non-APPC four-session BOSaNOVA Plus Windows Emulation and BOSaNOVA Twinax Client, a 32-session APPC 32-Bit Windows Emulation Program.  Click on either of the two emulation programs for a detailed description of the Windows emulation system shared by by both.

BOSaNOVA for DOS  Emulation

• Intelligent mouse support
• 132-column display
• Full graphic screen restore
• Ruler cursors
• Adjustable split-screen windows
• True underlining on color displays
• Genuine IBM color mapping
• Intuitive Windows-like setup screens

ALSO INCLUDED

• Windows Twinax Driver (VxD), employing Stealth Technology^TM  for running Client Access and Personal Communications 400 without using a memory segment or IRQ
• DOS Adapter Handler for running PC Support/Client Access without using a memory segment or IRQ*
• Twinax over TCP/IP Driver for incorporatig your Twinax attached PCs in your AS/400 attached LAN (OS/400 R4V3 and above)
• Full-featured two-session emulation for DOS (not with BOS6461)
• TASC^TM (Twinax Address Status Checker) for identifying Twinax line address usage
• TWILA^TM  (Twinax Line Analyzer) for identifying connected devices, indicating address conflicts, and detecting Twinax line quality problems
• Full featured APPC emulation

*When an IRQ is available for the DOS Adapter Handler, its use is recommended. No-IRQ operation may reduce the performance of certain host-related operations (e.g. file transfer).