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From: robert@rabbit1.UUCP (Robert Oliver)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: 3270 emulation for Xenix wanted.
Message-ID: <447@rabbit1.UUCP>
Date: 30 Mar 88 21:13:13 GMT
References: <577@riddle.UUCP>
Organization: Rabbit Software Corp., Malvern PA
Lines: 41
Keywords: 3270, SNA, IBM comms
Summary: Coax doesn't buy speed; let's talk

In article <577@riddle.UUCP>, domo@riddle.UUCP (Dominic Dunlop) writes:
> I've been searching -- so far without success -- for an IBM 327x terminal
> emulator for Xenix that supports a co-ax connection.  Everything I've seen
> so far -- Cleo, Rabbit, UniPath and others -- supports a modem-style

[SNA or BSC --RLO]

> connection only on Xenix, even where the same company's PC-DOS offerings
> include harware support for co-ax.  In my current application I need co-ax
> for speed: 

As for having DOS Coax-attach products but not Xenix counterparts, we're
guilty as charged, though one could question the usefulness of a 1-session
CUT coax or even a 5 session DFT coax product for a multi-user system.

But coax doesn't appear to be the real issue; you seem to require speed, not
coax.  In fact, coax doesn't give you any speed:  you have to connect it to
a 3x74 controller, which in turn is usually connected to the host via SNA or
BSC.  Don't know exactly how a channel-attached controller would help your
file transfer.

Anyway, I'll be in touch, since we offer both 3270 IND$FILE file transfer
and RJE based file transfer (RJE is more suited to bulk file transfer), and
can run at 9600 baud with no problem.

> 
> Please post replies, as it's my feeling that quite a few netlanders will be
> interested in the information.  

Done.

> -- 
> Dominic Dunlop
> domo@sphinx.co.uk  domo@riddle.uucp


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