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From: ssl@ptsfa.UUCP (Sam Lok)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: Any body know networks supported for sysV 3.0
Message-ID: <1488@ptsfa.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 29-Jul-86 13:17:15 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 29 13:17:15 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 30-Jul-86 20:55:12 EDT
References: <2544@brl-smoke.ARPA> <587@hropus.UUCP> <540@pyramid.UUCP>
Reply-To: ssl@ptsfa.UUCP (Sam Lok)
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In article <540@pyramid.UUCP> csg@pyramid.UUCP (Carl S. Gutekunst) writes:
>
>AT&T has been quite clear that the only physical network they will support
>(initially) in SVR3 is Starlan. No Ethernet, and no TCP/IP. As you can well
>imagine, this created quite a stew at the SVR3 product seminar. AT&T is
>expecting a "cottage" industry to arise to develop and market Streams-based
>protocol modules: TCP/IP, Token Ring, and what have you. Down the road, AT&T
>may buy some of the modules, or develop their own. 
>
>AT&T has stated that an as-yet-unnamed ISV will announce the availability of
>TCP/IP protocol modules Real Soon Now.
>
>3bnet is going away completely as of SVR3, last I heard.
>


That's right, only Starlan is supported. As for Ethernet, the Bell
Lab folks would not comment on it couple weeks ago when I met with
them. 

TCP/IP?  It's not part of SVR3, but read the following article,
it's extracted from AT&T Computer Newbits dated July 4, 1986:

"AT&T Enhanced TCP/IP/WIN/3B

 The AT&T Enhanced TCP/IP WIN/3B Interface is a full featured suite of
 applications protocols for users requiring high-level networking
 services such as mail, remote login, and file transfer between AT&T
 computers and other minicomputers that support the TCP?IP protocols.

 Lower Level Protocols: TCP/IP WIN/3B has been ported to AT&T 3B
 computers on top of the X.25 and Ethernet lower level protocols.

 .
 ..

 The Enhanced TCP/IP WIN/3B Interface will support both a Berkeley
 Sockets and an AT&T Transport Level Interface. ... "


But as for any vendors, wait till you see it to believe it!

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