Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site soph.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!teddy!panda!enmasse!enms2!soph!dave From: dave@soph.UUCP (Dave Brownell) Newsgroups: net.lan Subject: IBM Ethernet/Channel Connect Message-ID: <146@soph.UUCP> Date: Tue, 8-Jan-85 19:08:30 EST Article-I.D.: soph.146 Posted: Tue Jan 8 19:08:30 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 11-Jan-85 07:25:14 EST Distribution: net Organization: Enmasse Computer Corp., Acton, Mass. Lines: 31 ----- I'm hunting for folk who connect IBM machines to the Ethernet. I have some information about Spartacus, which I summarize below for anyone interested. I have heard of a company called OsCom (?spelling?) which ostensibly produces an Ethernet connect of some kind. Does anyone have information about OsCom, at least its real name? Do any of you know of other companies connecting IBM mainframes to Ethernet? Spartacus information: Spartacus Computers Inc. Bedford, MA (800) LAN-KNET Spartacus provides an Ethernet channel connect box which connects to standard Ethernet transceivers. It also provides a TCP/IP package called KNET, and uses TCP/IP to connect PCs (3Com controller) as 3278 terminals. Spartacus is selling into the Scientific/Engineering market; KNET is currently offered only under CMS. An MVS version is planned for mid 1985, and the XNS protocol family will be provided sometime after the MVS version is available. -- Dave Brownell EnMasse Computer Corporation enmasse!dave@Harvard.ARPA {genrad,harvard}!enmasse!dave