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From: meo@stiatl.UUCP (Miles O'Neal)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x,comp.os.vms,comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: DECwindows: does it use DECnet, TCP or both?
Keywords: pirates & gyros
Message-ID: <2774@stiatl.UUCP>
Date: 18 Jan 89 17:11:21 GMT
Organization: Sales Technologies Inc., Atlanta, GA
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In article <169@oregon.uoregon.edu> jqj@oregon.uoregon.edu (J Q Johnson) writes:
>In article <2599@decuac.DEC.COM>, avolio@decuac.dec.com writes:
>> DECwindows on ULTRIX supports TCP/IP and DECnet, naturally.  DECwindows on
>> VMS supports DECnet only *in version 1*.
>
>And indications are that in later versions DECwindows on VMS will
>support TCP *only* using DEC's TCP/IP protocol stack, not 3rd party TCP
>implementations such as Wollongong's.  I consider this corporate
>direction totally unacceptable.

Given that DEC is finally beginning to get serious (IMO) about competing
in the real world workstation market (the new 3100 (I think) line), maybe
they will begin to listen if we ALL YELL at them about this. Accost your
local DEC marketing rep today.

-Miles

(My opinions/suggestions/emotions/frogs are my own)