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From: SIT.BUSH@CU20B.COLUMBIA.EDU (Nick Bush)
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Subject: Evans & Sutherland PS300 on Ethernet
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Date: Tue, 20-Jan-87 08:14:59 EST
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We are looking into installing a piece of Ethernet to connect our E&S PS300
to a VAX 11/785 running VAX/VMS.  We have a few questions:

1) What kind of performance can we expect from the Ethernet connection (versus
   9600 baud asynchronous)?

2) What software is require on the VAX? I understand that the PS300 talks
   TCP/IP, so I assume that something like Wollongong's TCP/IP would be
   required on the VAX.  Or is there some other package that works and is
   cheaper?

3) Are there any problems we are likely to run into?  Anyone out there currently
   running a similar configuration?

Please reply directly to me at SIT.BUSH@CU20B.COLUMBIA.EDU (or
SIT.BUSH@CU20B.BITNET).

- Nick Bush
  Sterling-Winthrop Research Institute
  Rensselear, NY  12144
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