-----Original Message-----
From: Lance Costanzo <lance_at_costanzo.net>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: Free Arcserve Parts (Was: Re: Semi-OT: Running CAT5 Cables)
>At 05:58 PM 10/27/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>It was thus said that the Great Lance Costanzo once stated:
>>>
>>> This talk of 10b2 reminded me of something.
>>> I've got an arcserve hub, some cables (laying in my driveway),
>>> and about a 1/2 dozen arcserve cards in some old 5150's.
>>> I have absolutely no use or software for them.
>>> Free for the shipping (from California).
>>
>> Is this the same as Arcnet? I would like to get my Tandy6000s networked
>>up and I know you can get Arcnet cards, although I've heard that the
>>interoperability between them and PC based arcnet cards leaves something
to
>>be desired.
>My faw-paw.
>Yes, it is Arcnet. Arcserve is the backup software by Cheyenne.
>first hit out of altavista searching on arcnet:
>http://www.blackbox.nl/techweb/lan/arcnet/arcnet.htm
>>ARCnet is a Token Passing Bus, much but not exactly like IEEE802.4. It was
>originally developed by Datapoint Corporation
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
EEEEEEEEEEE
DATAPOINT!!!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEE
The legislature was filled with that , that, that , that ^&*_at_#^& until 1989.
Datapoint had NO security.
You could put a NEW printer on the network and name it the SAME as another
printer already there (Xerox 4040s I think!??!?!) and EVERY job would be
printed on your new printer as well as the old one and NO ONE would know.
and those 345 MB
drives........................................................
john
>>in 1977 as a hard disk interface but later used for LAN. DataPoint,
>Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMC) and Pure
>>Data are (were) the main players in the field.
>
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>
Received on Wed Oct 27 1999 - 18:03:25 BST