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From: covertr@force.UUCP (Richard E. Covert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Ethernet, Atari?, and X Windows
Summary: I want it!! I want it!!
Keywords: Ethernet, X, TCP/IP
Message-ID: <46022b41.14a1f@force.UUCP>
Date: 3 Oct 89 15:56:32 GMT
References: <199@stpl.UUCP>
Organization: gte
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In article <199@stpl.UUCP>, tyler@stpl.UUCP (Tyler IVANCO) writes:
> 
> 	We have developed an Ethernet device for the Mega ST and
> ST (1040) line.  The Mega plugs into the unit and the 1040 version
> runs off the DMA port.  In addition, it has 8 serial ports
> and two parallel ports. However...
> 	We have only had the time to implement the KA9Q TCP/IP package 
> with this system and only in the mega version.  It runs quite nicely with 
> TCP/IP server functions such as telnet, ftp etc.  
> 
> 	What we would really like is to implement an X windows server for the 

Like many STers out there I have two STs, both with 100 meg plus hard drives.
I would like to buy an ethernet system to link the two machines together.

Are you planning to release your Ethernet boards as commerical products??

If so, when??

The 8 serial ports would be nice also. Do the serial ports support hardware
flow control?? I.e. the RTS/CTS signals?? If not, could you add these signals
to your serial ports?? High speed modems such as the US Robotics HST can communicate
at upto 38400 baud and require hardware flow control between the ST and the modem.

As far as X Windows, I can't help you there.

Richard Covert