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From: heath@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM (Robert Heath)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: X.PC Survey
Message-ID: <2633@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM>
Date: Wed, 7-Oct-87 16:23:53 EDT
Article-I.D.: ncrcae.2633
Posted: Wed Oct  7 16:23:53 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 10-Oct-87 10:34:40 EDT
Reply-To: heath@ncrcae.UUCP (Robert Heath)
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Organization: NCR Corp., Engineering & Manufacturing - Columbia, SC
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Keywords: X.PC, Tymnet
Summary: Who's using X.PC ?

Is anyone out there seriously using X.PC ? (X.PC is Tymnet's async protocol 
similar to X.25 but targeted for PC users.)

A few years back, X.PC started out as a contender to MNP as a modem error 
correction protocol, though it goes beyond error correction to multiplexing
and packet assembly/disassembly for TTY's. Currently a few modem manufacturers
claim to support it as an error-correction mechanism, but I no longer see
references to it in the trade press for uses above this level.

I'm more interested in finding out:

1) in which environments people are using X.PC (e.g. PC-to-PC, PC-to-bulletin 
   board, PC-to-host, modem-to-modem)

2) on what type of machine do you use X.PC ? (e.g. modem, PC, mini, mainframe)

3) what services does X.PC carry (e.g. file transfer, terminal emulation, 
   e-mail, host server, 3270 emulation, modem error correction)

4) do you feel that your implementation has sufficient end-user services ?
   (same examples as #3 above)

5) how interconnectable is your X.PC implementation with other X.PC products ?

6) do you prefer X.PC to MNP as an error correction protocol ?

7) do you use X.PC in a business application or a hobby application ?

If enough people are interested, I'll summarize to the net.
	
	Robert Heath
	NCR Corp Dept 783
	3325 W. Platt Springs Rd.
	W. Columbia, SC 29169