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From: bellows@uiucdcs.cs.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Starlan?
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Date: Mon, 1-Dec-86 18:08:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec  1 18:08:00 1986
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Nf-From: uiucdcs.cs.uiuc.edu!bellows    Dec  1 17:08:00 1986


Has anyone had experience with AT&T's Starlan network?  I was wondering if
this 1Mb/s, twisted pair, CSMA/CD network actually works over phone-grade
wire. I also would like to know how easy it is to get networking hardware and
software (especially for TCP/IP-based systems) and what it all costs.  We are
going to have a lot of extra twisted pair running around our campus, and I
think that this system might be able to provide a low-cost and relatively
high-performance way to provide some people with a network.  I would appreciate
any information anyone has on this network.




Thanks,

Doug Bellows
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Engineering

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