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From: carroll@ssc-vax (Jeff Carroll)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: unusual terminal server need
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Date: 11 Mar 91 22:47:20 GMT
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In article <997@ki.UUCP> dwatts@ki.UUCP (Dan Watts) writes:
>
>Third, LAT is available for a wide range of systems beside VMS.  From our
>company, LAT is available for systems such as IBM R/6000, SGI, Sun, Mips,
>Alliant, Stardent, Tektronix, Data General, Encore, Modcomp, Arix, Sequent
>and others.  Your last comment about needing VMS is false.  There are also
>a number of terminal server vendors that support a telnet/lat gateway ability
>such as Datability.
>

	Last I knew, you *did* have to have VMS to load a DECserver (can you
load a DECserver from Ultrix?)

	Now, if you're willing to buy a non-DEC server, I know of at least 
one that will use TFTP to download its code from a TCP host if it
can't find a DEC machine that supports MOP. Once the download is complete, you
have both Telnet and LAT on the server.

	On the other hand, if you're willing to buy a non-DEC server, you 
can get a server that supports both TCP and LAT and loads itself from a
floppy disk, from Xyplex. Of course, those are a little pricier.

	DISCLAIMER: neither I nor the Boeing Company are endorsing anything
here.
	
-- 
Jeff Carroll
carroll@ssc-vax.boeing.com