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by fryers＠gmail.com

Hi, It has been a while since I set anything like this up and my memory is a little hazy. There was a driver library that provided a common interface to the network cards, driven through interrupts. It provided access to the data in the ethernet frames and not much more. I seemed to remember having it working happily with NSCA Telnet and FTP for MS DOS. I can not remember if I got it to work with MS Kermit. The driver software was pretty simple to configure from memory, give it the I/O address, hardware interrupt of the network card, software interrupt to use for calling applications as arguments. Put the whole line in autoexec.bat and forget about it. A quick read of MS Kermit at http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/mskermit.html seems to indicate that MS Kermit has it's own protocol stacks (which I seem to remember). I would expect that MS Kermit contains enough of a LAT stack as well, and that MS Kermit would be looking for a similar, interrupt driven, interface. At one point I may have had a backup copy of the driver software but I am not going to have access to my MS DOS backups for a couple of weeks. [Local Area Transport for MS Kermit.] Simon -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Well, an engineer is not concerned with the truth; that is left to philosophers and theologians: the prime concern of an engineer is the utility of the final product." Lectures on the Electrical Properties of Materials, L.Solymar, D.Walsh

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MS Kermit DECNET stack? How?

by gregg.drwho8＠gmail.com

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 9:41 PM, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote: Oh, so maybe the SuperLAT driver is some black magic that MS KERMIT uses to talk to the Windows driver - ugly but kinda cool... Sampsa On 27 Jan 2011, at 02:39, Jason Stevens wrote: Otherwise, all you are going to find is in the internet wayback machine... this stuff is as dead as disco..... http://web.archive.org/web/19980117235914/www.meridiantc.com/PR_SLATGateway… St. Louis, MO, December 1, 1997- Meridian Technology Corporation announces the release of Version 2.0 of SuperLAT Gateway, a product that connects Windows NT-based networks and Digital LAT networks. Version 2.0 of SuperLAT Gateway is most appropriate for organizations integrating Windows NT into a Digital LAT environment or those eliminating their Digital VMS or UNIX systems entirely. It allows LAT-based computers and peripheral devices to be used from an NT-based network, as well as NT-based printers to be used from a LAT network. New connectivity options let organizations preserve their hardware and software investments by increasing the flexibility with which existing computing resources may be used. (etc etc)... http://web.archive.org/web/19961110235243/www.meridiantc.com/SuperLAT_Win95… SuperLAT for Windows 95 v3.0 Highlights Connect Windows 95 users to Digital applications and peripheral devices Capitalize on Windows 95 power Use any 16-bit or 32-bit Windows terminal emulator Share up to 256 printers across platforms On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 7:03 PM, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote: Gentlemen, I was playing with MS Kermit 3.15 today (don't ask), and discovered it supports a rather amazing number of networking protocols including DECNET and something called "SuperLAT" - anyone have any experience of connecting to a DECNET host or LAT host with this? Sampsa Hello! Sampsa, I am definitely not going to ask why, especially since I have seen that one, no not yours, just the regular one. However the websites referenced seem to be not at home properly.. ----- Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."

15 years

MS Kermit DECNET stack? How?

by sampsa＠mac.com

Oh, so maybe the SuperLAT driver is some black magic that MS KERMIT uses to talk to the Windows driver - ugly but kinda cool... Sampsa On 27 Jan 2011, at 02:39, Jason Stevens wrote: Otherwise, all you are going to find is in the internet wayback machine... this stuff is as dead as disco..... http://web.archive.org/web/19980117235914/www.meridiantc.com/PR_SLATGateway… St. Louis, MO, December 1, 1997- Meridian Technology Corporation announces the release of Version 2.0 of SuperLAT Gateway, a product that connects Windows NT-based networks and Digital LAT networks. Version 2.0 of SuperLAT Gateway is most appropriate for organizations integrating Windows NT into a Digital LAT environment or those eliminating their Digital VMS or UNIX systems entirely. It allows LAT-based computers and peripheral devices to be used from an NT-based network, as well as NT-based printers to be used from a LAT network. New connectivity options let organizations preserve their hardware and software investments by increasing the flexibility with which existing computing resources may be used. (etc etc)... http://web.archive.org/web/19961110235243/www.meridiantc.com/SuperLAT_Win95… SuperLAT for Windows 95 v3.0 Highlights Connect Windows 95 users to Digital applications and peripheral devices Capitalize on Windows 95 power Use any 16-bit or 32-bit Windows terminal emulator Share up to 256 printers across platforms On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 7:03 PM, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote: Gentlemen, I was playing with MS Kermit 3.15 today (don't ask), and discovered it supports a rather amazing number of networking protocols including DECNET and something called "SuperLAT" - anyone have any experience of connecting to a DECNET host or LAT host with this? Sampsa

15 years

MS Kermit DECNET stack? How?

by neozeed＠gmail.com

Otherwise, all you are going to find is in the internet wayback machine... this stuff is as dead as disco..... http://web.archive.org/web/19980117235914/www.meridiantc.com/PR_SLATGateway… St. Louis, MO, December 1, 1997- Meridian Technology Corporation announces the release of Version 2.0 of SuperLAT Gateway, a product that connects Windows NT-based networks and Digital LAT networks. Version 2.0 of SuperLAT Gateway is most appropriate for organizations integrating Windows NT into a Digital LAT environment or those eliminating their Digital VMS or UNIX systems entirely. It allows LAT-based computers and peripheral devices to be used from an NT-based network, as well as NT-based printers to be used from a LAT network. New connectivity options let organizations preserve their hardware and software investments by increasing the flexibility with which existing computing resources may be used. (etc etc)... http://web.archive.org/web/19961110235243/www.meridiantc.com/SuperLAT_Win95… SuperLAT for Windows 95 v3.0 Highlights Connect Windows 95 users to Digital applications and peripheral devices Capitalize on Windows 95 power Use any 16-bit or 32-bit Windows terminal emulator Share up to 256 printers across platforms On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 7:03 PM, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote: Gentlemen, I was playing with MS Kermit 3.15 today (don't ask), and discovered it supports a rather amazing number of networking protocols including DECNET and something called "SuperLAT" - anyone have any experience of connecting to a DECNET host or LAT host with this? Sampsa

15 years

MS Kermit DECNET stack? How?

by neozeed＠gmail.com

It must have been a cross platform implementation.... check out this from a cisco router: Router#show version Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) 2500 Software (C2500-JS-L), Version 12.1(5), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) Copyright (c) 1986-2000 by cisco Systems, Inc. Compiled Wed 25-Oct-00 05:18 by cmong Image text-base: 0x03071DB0, data-base: 0x00001000 ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 5.2(8a), RELEASE SOFTWARE BOOTFLASH: 3000 Bootstrap Software (IGS-RXBOOT), Version 10.2(8a), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) Router uptime is 7 minutes System returned to ROM by reload System image file is "flash:c2500-js-l_121-5.bin" cisco 2500 (68030) processor (revision D) with 16384K/2048K bytes of memory. Processor board ID 03867477, with hardware revision 00000000 Bridging software. X.25 software, Version 3.0.0. SuperLAT software (copyright 1990 by Meridian Technology Corp). TN3270 Emulation software. 1 Token Ring/IEEE 802.5 interface(s) 2 Serial network interface(s) 32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory. 16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read ONLY) Configuration register is 0x2102 I thought I remembered the term 'SuperLAT' from somewhere.... On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 7:03 PM, Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> wrote: Gentlemen, I was playing with MS Kermit 3.15 today (don't ask), and discovered it supports a rather amazing number of networking protocols including DECNET and something called "SuperLAT" - anyone have any experience of connecting to a DECNET host or LAT host with this? Sampsa

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MS Kermit DECNET stack? How?

by jeep＠scshome.net

You will need PathWorks for the DOS client end for LAT for it to work. -Steve -----Original Message----- From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Sampsa Laine Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 9:18 PM To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE Subject: Re: [HECnet] MS Kermit DECNET stack? How? Hmm, doesn't say much, however just saw this when booting up my Tru64 system: ".... SuperLAT. Copyright 1994 Meridian Technology Corp. All rights reserved. LAT started. .... " I guess it's some kind of LAT implementation for various OSes..Still no idea how to set it up on DOS though :) Sampsa On 27 Jan 2011, at 01:49, Steve Davidson wrote: Sampsa, Take a look at this... http://www.sourcedata.com/500/000517.html -Steve -----Original Message----- From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Sampsa Laine Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:03 PM To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE Subject: [HECnet] MS Kermit DECNET stack? How? Gentlemen, I was playing with MS Kermit 3.15 today (don't ask), and discovered it supports a rather amazing number of networking protocols including DECNET and something called "SuperLAT" - anyone have any experience of connecting to a DECNET host or LAT host with this? Sampsa

15 years

MS Kermit DECNET stack? How?

by sampsa＠mac.com

Hmm, doesn't say much, however just saw this when booting up my Tru64 system: ".... SuperLAT. Copyright 1994 Meridian Technology Corp. All rights reserved. LAT started. .... " I guess it's some kind of LAT implementation for various OSes..Still no idea how to set it up on DOS though :) Sampsa On 27 Jan 2011, at 01:49, Steve Davidson wrote: Sampsa, Take a look at this... http://www.sourcedata.com/500/000517.html -Steve -----Original Message----- From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Sampsa Laine Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:03 PM To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE Subject: [HECnet] MS Kermit DECNET stack? How? Gentlemen, I was playing with MS Kermit 3.15 today (don't ask), and discovered it supports a rather amazing number of networking protocols including DECNET and something called "SuperLAT" - anyone have any experience of connecting to a DECNET host or LAT host with this? Sampsa

15 years

MS Kermit DECNET stack? How?

by jeep＠scshome.net

Sampsa, Take a look at this... http://www.sourcedata.com/500/000517.html -Steve -----Original Message----- From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Sampsa Laine Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:03 PM To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE Subject: [HECnet] MS Kermit DECNET stack? How? Gentlemen, I was playing with MS Kermit 3.15 today (don't ask), and discovered it supports a rather amazing number of networking protocols including DECNET and something called "SuperLAT" - anyone have any experience of connecting to a DECNET host or LAT host with this? Sampsa

15 years

MS Kermit DECNET stack? How?

by sampsa＠mac.com

Gentlemen, I was playing with MS Kermit 3.15 today (don't ask), and discovered it supports a rather amazing number of networking protocols including DECNET and something called "SuperLAT" - anyone have any experience of connecting to a DECNET host or LAT host with this? Sampsa

15 years

Fwd: [rescue] PDP flip chips and memory boards, many lbs. worth

by paul_koning＠dell.com

Figured this might be of interest... paul Begin forwarded message: Date: January 17, 2011 9:23:22 PM EST To: pkoning at equallogic.com Subject: Fwd: [rescue] PDP flip chips and memory boards, many lbs. worth Forwarded in case you know anyone who collects real PDP iron out there... john Begin forwarded message: Date: 17 January 2011 20:21:26 EST To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org> Subject: [rescue] PDP flip chips and memory boards, many lbs. worth Reply-To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org> Some of you here know that I recycle old PC motherboards, etc. though whenever possible I try to divert anything valuable/historical out of the melt-it-down pile. I have many pounds, well over 100lbs., of DEC PDP "flip chip" modules. I have to charge for them, but would like to sell all of them, all at once, to 1 person if possible, at a per-lb price ($8 per lb). Given that these flip chip modules are not very heavy this works out to well under $2 each, I think. Some are in original plastic shrink wrap, but most are not, and have been exposed to moisture but are otherwise complete; some have had the resistors or capacitors on them "weep" which means they would have to be replaced by someone competent with a soldering iron. A random listing of the few that I pulled out: A123 A206 A207 G728 K012 K026 K028 K123 K124 K134 K161 K202 K210 K303 K683 M113 M1502 M155 M207 M230 M502 M652 M7264 M783 M7941 M920 M974 There are many more. Are there any PDP collectors on this list - I know there used to be but perhaps this stuff is just too old these days. Cordially Patrick Giagnocavo patrick at zill.net _______________________________________________ rescue list - http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue

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