cpmlist@AMSAA.ARPA (info-cpm-request) (04/09/86)
Fellow CP/Mers - In keeping with the periodically announced info-cpm policy concerning posting of commercial new product announcements (copy available upon request to info-cpm-request@amsaa.arpa), the following message is considered to meet the stated requirements, and is therefore forwarded to the list. Please address any inquiries for additional information DIRECTLY to: Ira Baxter <baxter@ICSD.UCI.EDU> and NOT to info-cpm. And thank you, Ira, for your cooperation. Dave Towson <info-cpm-request@amsaa.arpa> info-cpm list maintainer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 05 Apr 86 From: Ira Baxter <baxter@ICSD.UCI.EDU> Subject: CPM 3.0 Network software As the result of an aborted contract, the company I work for part-time has acquired a 95% complete version of CPM 3.0 (no, not CPM 2.2) Networking software. The software requires one (or more) CP/M 3.0 machines to act as "server"(s), and allows other ("user") CP/M 3.0 machines transparent, error-free access to files or devices on the servers, via assignable logical device names. User software need not be modified at all, and the advantages of banked addressing are retained unchanged. Network hardware required is simply an RS232 port (SIO) on each server and user machine, and a very simple RS232 repeater box. At 19.2K baud serial link rates, the network performs suprising well. A side benefit is the installation of a real-time operating system UNDERNEATH CP/M 3.0, which has shown some nice throughput improvements even for non-networking applications. The question my company is interested in, is there any interest in pursing further development of this product? Please respond directly to me, and I will summarize any interesting answers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------