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From: CSYSMAS@OAC.UCLA.EDU (Michael Stein)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: SLIP suggestion
Message-ID: <8804071726.AA03814@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 6 Apr 88 15:57:00 GMT
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> >Has anyone considered making SLIP work on an IBM system?  In particular,
> >most IBM systems will only handle 7-bit ASCII.  When I last looked at
> >SLIP it assumed an 8-bit channel.  IBM reads must be terminated by a
> >carriage return also.  There might also be full/half duplex
> >compatibility problems.

Likely the "near future" best way to do this is to run SLIP to a
PC which sits on a local LAN.  (Who's using your PC when your not
there?)