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- KAYPRO portable computers can be linked via the Kaynet, a network
- that is the product of joining several vendors' technologies. The
- principal component of the network is the Web high-speed network
- transceiver and interface, developed by Centram Systems. The networking
- software, OPSnet, is supplied by Aquinas Inc., and supports most CP/M
- version 2.2 programs without modifications.
-
- The network is a baseband CSMA/CD-CA design which operates at
- 125Kbps. Standard telephone wire can be used to connect the various
- computers on the network; any of this vendor's line of portable
- computers can be hooked into the network. The network uses no dedicated
- network file or print servers, since each cpu on the network acts as
- both server and local processor. In that way, any computer can replace
- any other to maintain the network in the event of a failure of one of
- the portable computers.
-
- The networking capability, including the add-in card and the
- software, is available as a $200 option to Kaypro computers at the time
- of purchase. A typical four-user system could consist of 20MB of
- hard-disk storage, six floppy disk drives, and a full software package,
- all spread over the resources of the network. The largest practical net
- can include up to about 20 computers, although the vendor says three
- times the many can be linked together.
- KAYPRO CORP., Solana Beach, CA.
-
- (from Datamation, Oct. 83)
-