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From: John_Robert_Breeden@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Starlan/Ethernet compatibility
Message-ID: <19467@cup.portal.com>
Date: 14 Jun 89 20:04:49 GMT
References: <2009@wasatch.utah.edu> <Jun.13.10.22.11.1989.421@ron.rutgers.edu>
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>If you're talking STARLAN 10, it is supposed to be compliant
>with the 10BASET draft standard out for vote.  STARLAN (one,
>I guess) is not, but can be bridged to regular Ethernet.  Hopefully
>everyone will embrace the 10BASET standard.  Cabletron has already
>pledged converting their product to bring it in line with the
>standard.  The other big player, Synoptics, hasn't been heard from
>yet with regard to their Lattisnet product.  They've got a bigger
>problem as their product is not as close to the 10BASET draft as
>others are (their hubs are not repeaters).
>
>-Ron

And Synoptics NEW product isn't 10baseT either.