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From: bzs@BU-CS.BU.EDU (Barry Shein)
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Subject: SUN Serial Line Interface
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Date: 7 Feb 88 03:03:23 GMT
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I think I went around that circle a few years ago with DMR-11s. As I
remember they support DDCMP in on-board microcode and only DDCMP (it
starts doing it as soon as you enable.) You could only hook the other
end of a DMR up to either another DMR or a DUP-11 (truly raw sync
port) which had software pumping DDCMP through it, or possibly a
similar hookup using the sync port on a DMF32, same difference, ya
gotta have DDCMP.

I suppose that's the answer for that person, get something like a
DMF32, DUP-11 or a DV-11 (no, no, you don't really want one of those)
and some HDLC software etc but I can't tell from their posting what
their real situation is, are they committed to a DMR11 or was that an
idle comment about a possible board to purchase? What are they
*really* trying to do etc.? Sounds like they'd be better off locating
a SLIP implementation for both ends if they're only after a 9600b
hookup, a DMR is mostly overkill (unless you happen to have one.)

	-Barry Shein, Boston University