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From: littauer@uts.amdahl.com (Tom Littauer)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ibm
Subject: Re: IBM Front End Processor
Message-ID: <77UG02ww6cFI01@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com>
Date: 20 Nov 89 23:55:27 GMT
References: <1989Nov20.145935.4357@bpa.BELL-ATL.COM>
Reply-To: littauer@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (Tom Littauer)
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In article <1989Nov20.145935.4357@bpa.BELL-ATL.COM> scp@bpa.BELL-ATL.COM (Steve Parowski) writes:
>Are there other vendors that provide the
>37XX functionality besides COMTEN ?

Yes. Amdahl ships 47XX front end processors which do what the 37XXs do.

>And, if So who are they and how do they         maintain
>communication with modifications in acf/vtam?

Since the 47XX FEPs use the same NCP that the 37XXs use, you just load
it in. It really doesn't matter which box you use, except for price and
performance. Call your local Amdahl office for details, since I'm in the
UNIX (tm) Systems side of the company.
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