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From: mark@cbosgd.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.lan,net.dcom,net.wanted
Subject: ethernet terminal access wanted
Message-ID: <689@cbosgd.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 2-Dec-83 01:40:56 EST
Article-I.D.: cbosgd.689
Posted: Fri Dec  2 01:40:56 1983
Date-Received: Sun, 4-Dec-83 06:19:47 EST
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I am looking for a device that allows ordinary ASCII RS232 terminals
to be connected into a Sun or Vax over the network.  Sort of like
the ARPANET TIP or TAC, but preferably using Ethernet and costing
a lot less.  It must speak TCP/IP, so that the users can come in
over telnet or rlogin.  I would settle for an inexpensive
UNIX with efficient RS232 ports, but I would think such a device
could be built without a disk and without UNIX for only a few
thousand dollars, certainly no more than $1000/port.  Does it exist,
or is it under development?