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From: kdb@macaw.intercon.com (Kurt Baumann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: NCSA Telnet and MacTCP
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Date: 6 Jul 90 15:42:28 GMT
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In article <1990Jul3.164327.185@dhw68k.cts.com>, mrx@dhw68k.cts.com (Mark
Murphy) writes:
> My question is this:  Can I get terminal emulation through the AppleTalk
> network or do I definately need to go Ethernet?  Which ever way I need to go,
> what do I need on the Mac side (NSCS Telnet?) and what do I need on the
> SCO UNIX side?

Yes you can get terminal emulation through AppleTalk, but you need to have
a TCP on the UNIX side that knows about the AppleTalk hardware.

If the SCO TCP/IP doesn't know how to deal with AppleTalk cards then you
will have to use Ethernet.

In either case you will need to have TCP/IP on the UNIX box, and some anyone
of the following on the Mac:

NCSA Telnet (Vt102, tek4014)
Stanford MacIP (Vt100)
Ungermann Bass UWS (Vt100 (?))
Novell HostAccess (Vt100)
InterCon TCP/Connect II (VT241,tek4014,IBM 3278)

You may use MacTCP with most of these as well if you wish, or the respective
builtin TCP.

You could also use a GatorBox, or a FastPath to connect your AppleTalk (just
the Macs) to the Ethernet.  That way you would only need to get one Ethernet
card for the UNIX box and just use the builtin AppleTalk for the Macs.

Hope that helps.

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