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From: spw2562@ritcv.UUCP (Snoopy)
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Subject: Re: Network differences
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Date: Fri, 29-Nov-85 14:00:36 EST
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In article <560@brl-sem.ARPA> ron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) writes:
>BITNET:  BITNET is to the IBM world what UUCP is to the UNIX world.

Last I heard, 50%+ of the sites on BITNET where VMS ( and Unix? ).
VMS is typically interfaced via the JNET package, don't know if there are
other packages available.

>It also was a creature of neccessity.  Based upon an interprocessor
>spooling system called RSCS, the hardware involved is just a serial
>line and a couple of modems.  BITNET connections are pretty much dedicated
>links, and things are store and forwarded from host to host.

As I said earlier, BITNET uses leased lines, meaning totally dedicated.

>UNIX machines may be hooked up to BITNET by using the UREP package.

Also, BERK, and several other packages.

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