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From: jbvb@ftp.COM (James Van Bokkelen)
Newsgroups: comp.databases,comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Networked Oracle with VAXen
Summary: Oracle using FTP's PC/TCP works on several MCA cards
Message-ID: <499@ftp.COM>
Date: 6 Jan 89 15:30:23 GMT
References: <120@syteke.UUCP> <544@oracle.UUCP>
Organization: FTP Software Inc., Cambridge, MA
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In article <544@oracle.UUCP>, ehoward@oracle.uucp (Elliot Howard) writes:
> 
> 1) Oracle SQL*Net TCP/IP supports VAX/VMS, PC/MS-DOS, IBM VM, IBM MVS,
> DG AOS/VS, Macintosh, Xenix, and most of the available UNIX implementations.
> Like all Oracle products, it is designed to work in a heterogenous
> environment (any machine can talk to any machine.)
>    On VMS you can use Excelan or Wollongong TCP/IP.
>    On MS-DOS you can use Excelan Workplace, Micom Workstation or Micom
> Gateway, or FTP.
>    No PC/2 (Microchannel) cards are currently supported, but I'm working on
> certifying the Ungermann-Bass PC-NIU card as we speak.

When using Oracle with FTP's PC/TCP, you can use any MCA card we support.
At the moment, this includes the 3Com 3C523, the InterLAN NI9210, the
Western Digital WD8003/A, the Proteon P1800 and the IBM Token Ring Adapter
for the Microchannel.  Two or three more are in the works.

James VanBokkelen
FTP Software Inc.