IIRC, it was the TCP/IP that didn't work well in the presence of DEC
hardware back then. If we put a bridge between the DEC stuff and the
SUN/APOLLO/HP... it seemed to work OK. There wasn't any NETWARE stuff there
either, since that was still early in NOVELL's lifespan. I use it here
because it lets me view the server as another drive or two and because I
can't find a smaller shell/driver set for DOS.
Dick
-----Original Message-----
From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Sunday, November 14, 1999 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: Effective Speed of 10BaseT
><Not just humor, Allison. Substantial accomodation for DEC network hardwar
><had to be made back then ('86..'87) because DEC had features which would
><foul other hardware up if accomodation wasn't made. In order to keep from
>
>Sounds like the features were those needed to do WAN and you wanted
>something lighter. Generally at that time I was viewing most LANs as
>broken or nearly so. The only protocals I remember that worked were
>DECnet, TCP/IP and BANYAN vines for routable and Netware for local
>PC stuff.
>
><bringing down the LAN, all software/configuration changes had to be made i
><advance of connecting the first DEC hardware. It didn't always bring down
><the LAN, but if that was your only worry, it certainly would.
>
>my experience was non DEC hardware didn't work or was questionable. Though
>the common Qbus NI (DEQNA) was known to be a poor performer in more ways
>than one. Side effect of an old design even by late '87 standards.
>
>Allison
>
Received on Mon Nov 15 1999 - 01:47:04 GMT