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From: WITLICKI@WILLIAMS.BITNET
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Subject: Serial Servers
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Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 23:07:33 EST
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   I have been looking at maybe writing a serial sever box for
Appletalk.  (i.e. a quick prototype - use a Macwith ATalk in
one port and serial RS-232 out another..)
   The use might be for 4 or 20 Macs on a local twisted pair
AppleTalk net to contend for 1 or maybe 4 outgoing modem or
vaxports or ....
   I've talked to Rich Brown at Dartmouth about using their work
(KSP - Kiewit Stream Protocol) which is okay with Rich but it is
only a start, not merely a weekend hack to get what i want...
(you have to write the accompanying terminal emulator which talks
over AppleTalk instead of the serial port for example...)

My question is:  Is anybody working on an Appletalk serial
server box - either as a commercial product or as an academic
sharable item???

- Randy Witlicki   Networks and Micros Support
                   Williams College
                   Williamstown, MA 01267
                   (413) 597-3073
    preferred network address:   witlicki%williams.bitnet@wiscvm.arpa

P.S. does anybody know of any IBM PC AppleTalk cards on the market ?