[Simh] terminal multiplexers

[Tim Wilkinson]

Thinking back to those times. The other battle within the office Dec v Unix
camp was for the dominant terminal server protocol. Never put it to bed as
so much invested in Dec lay devices. Bridge tcp/ip devices. So only one
solution. Woolengong tcp/ip on the VAX systems and lat emulation on the sun
servers.
On 12 Nov 2015 22:08, "Tim Wilkinson" <tjw at twsoft.co.uk> wrote:

> Back in about 84. We were users of bridge cs200 serial boxes.
> Communicating to a unibus board in a borrowed 780. From memory the network
> communication was a xerox protocol. A while later we were given a 750 to
> which we moved the unibus adaptor. And subsequently upgraded to tcp/ip
> which required a sco device to act as a bind server.
>
> The cs200 was a good device. It enabled us to bind serial ports across the
> network. Allowing me to connect process control kit to expensive laser
> printer s. And also provided network service connection enabling me to
> create virtual port connectivity to sun workstation. Etc. Lots of reading
> Stevens networking books back then.
>
> Eventually with the rise of Dec terminal servers and lat. Lantronix
> produced a good cheap multi protocol devicr
> On 12 Nov 2015 21:27, "Johnny Billquist" <bqt at softjar.se> wrote:
>
>> On 2015-11-12 22:19, Alan Frisbie wrote:
>>
>>> On 11/12/2015 01:15 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>>>
>>> The DECservers 200s were rock solid performers in our engineering
>>>>> offices and on the factory floor.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Agreed. 200 and 300 were/are great.
>>>>
>>>
>>> How did the Decserver 700 compare against the others?   Did it do telnet
>>> also?
>>>
>>
>> Hi, Alan.
>> Good question. I've never seen one, so I can't say.
>>
>>         Johnny
>>
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