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From: robert@peregrine.peregrine.com (Robert Young)
Newsgroups: ca.unix,comp.sys.sequent
Subject: SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol) running on a Sequent or 4.2BSD bas
Keywords: SLIP
Message-ID: <38990@peregrine.peregrine.com>
Date: 23 Mar 89 23:57:39 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Peregrine Systems Inc., Irvine, CA
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I am looking for a SLIP package to run on a Sequent machine ( DYNIX 3.0.12).
I was told by Customer Support (Sequent Corp.) that they do not support SLIP for their 3.0.12 version and chances are very slim that it will be supported in 
the near future. They are, however, aware that the demand is there.

I understand that 4.3BSD supports SLIP. If anyone has ported it to 4.2BSD, 
please let me know.

We are currently beta testing Word Perfect as a possible Word Processor to be
integrated with our product (a Network Management System for IMB's ). 
Eventually, we want to put a work station in every user's desk so that they can run WP off their PC's only to print their files using printers on the Sequent computer.  At this point we need to know if such an idea will be efficient or not.


We are also trying to decide whether we should use :

	a) NCD-16 Terminals
	b) A workstaion running an X-Windows Server (PCXVIEW for example)
	c) SLIP

At the moment I am trying to contact vendors looking for advice.

If any of you out in the net has or will be doing something similar, please send
me any info you have.

Also:

	What is the better way to go?  XWINDOWS or SLIP
	Is it better to just use an XWINDOWS terminal and run the Word Processor
	right out of the Sequent?
	What would be a good (and yet not too expensive ) configuration?


We are looking at 80386 PC's (25MHZ) with a monitor of at least 1024X1024.



Thanks in advance for any info coming my way.



Robert Young