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From: jbvb@ftp.UUCP (James Van Bokkelen)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: HP3000 TCP/IP summary
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Date: Fri, 9-Oct-87 22:20:14 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  9 22:20:14 1987
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There seem to be two TCP/IP implementations for the HP3000.  Neither is really
what the person I was asking this for wanted, at least at the moment...

One was done by BBN for a government contract.  It had user and server Telnet,
and user FTP.  It was done on a Series 3 under MPE IV, and later ported to a
Series 44 under MPE V/P.  It needs modifications to the O/S, so you have to
have a source license.  BBN says they aren't pushing it, but money could
persuade them to bring it up on newer machines/versions of the O/S.

Another is the Netxport II transport layer used by HP's Networking Services
product.  It is apparently a TCP/IP transport layer, developed for use by 
HP's private protocols, but supposedly accessible by user-written programs
for the standard ARPA services.  The Wollongong Group is said to be developing
FTP, Telnet and SMTP, presumably on top of the existing transport.  I was told
that this was scheduled for availability in April, 1988.

jbvb