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From: tkevans@washa.UUCP (Tim Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: ICE.10
Summary: Roughly like SLIP or PC-NFS
Keywords: ICE.10, unix, dos
Message-ID: <262@washa.UUCP>
Date: 22 Mar 90 12:07:36 GMT
References: <26470@siemens.siemens.com>
Organization: Social Security Admin., Baltimore/Washington
Lines: 26

In article <26470@siemens.siemens.com>, gjk@demon.siemens.com (Gregory J Kazmierczak) writes:
> 
> Can anyone tell me anything about ICE.10?  It is an integrated 
> computing environment that is supposed to join unix and dos without
> the needing to run dos emulators running under unix.
> 
> Can the pc only be a unix terminal?  or can you have a pc version
> of dos running?

ICE.10 is basically a terminal emulation package with limited file-
transfer and NFS-like functions.  It can run over serial lines (direct
or dialup) at up to (they claim) 19,200 bps.  Software is required on
both the DOS and UNIX ends.  The UNIX "host" then becomes a sort of
server for the DOS machine, which can transfer files and can manipulate
files on the server using DOS-like commands.  There's also a menu-type,
or point-and-shoot interface.  Also, you can simply use it as a
terminal emulator to access the UNIX host directly.

I don't have any connection to ICE.10 or to the manufacturers and 
neither I nor the Social Security Adminstration express any views
pro or con on ICE.10.

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