If I'm not mistaken, isn't a DECServer 500 a terminal server? You hook a
bunch of terminals to it's serial ports, and it connects to the host(s)
via ethernet, so (a) you don't need a bunch of serial ports on each
host, (b) a terminal connected to the DECServer can connect to multiple
hosts, and (c) load balancing can be used so a user can be connected to
a machine on a cluster, based on the system load.
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Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 10:51 PM
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Subject: DECserver 500
Of what use is a DECserver 500? What sort of processing power does it
have?
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
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