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- From: val@news.ccutah.edu (Val Kartchner)
- Subject: Systems with networking standard
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.221128.24724@fcom.cc.utah.edu>
- Summary: Systems in the Amiga price range which include networking HW/SW
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- Organization: University of Utah Computer Center
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 22:11:28 GMT
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- I think that standard networking is important in a computer system. I've
- brought it up before, and I'll bring it up again.
-
- Following is a list of systems whose cost is less than or equal to the list
- price of an A4000, and include networking hardware and software standard.
- Commentary is also included. (I don't know prices, but these systems are
- in range.):
-
- SUN, NeXT: You can get a system in the Amiga price-range, but
- I don't know if it will be useful. They both come
- with ethernet and TCP/IP standard. The NeXT can
- also do AppleTalk, Novell, and several other
- protocols (standard).
-
- Macintosh: Does AppleTalk over a LocalTalk port. (LocalTalk
- is just a special serial port.) LocalTalk is slow,
- but it is standard. (The Amiga and Macintosh share
- much of the same price range.)
-
- Amiga: The Amiga does allow networking standard if you
- consider ParNet and SerNet. They are defacto
- standards because third-parties are beginning to
- utilize them. (SAS/C allows debugging across
- either.) More than two machines are allowed in
- the network if you are willing to give up both
- ports. However, neither of these are done by
- the manufacturer (Commodore). Besides that, I
- have a modem (serial) and printer (parallel) that
- also want those ports.
-
- Atari Lynx: Portable video game with up to four units in a
- network; both of which beat the Amiga. (I don't
- have one because the Amiga has other advantages.)
-
- Ninbimbo Lame Boy:
- Portable video game with up to two units in a
- network.
-
- As you can see, the price competition is the Macintosh but the connectivity
- competition is the Lame Boy. (Unless you want to give up both serial and
- parallel ports.) Is there some hardware guru who could build us an
- inexpensive bus type network interface? It wouldn't have to be expensive
- or fast, but it should allow aa large number of computers to connect. The
- parallel and serial ports are usually used, but has anyone considered the
- disk drive port?
-
- -=:[ VAL ]:=-
-
- p.s.: Networking is important in a computer today. [:-)]
-
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