tp@wucs.UUCP (tom thumbs) (07/12/85)
I have been hearing many rumors about SEAGATE and other gateways
between various networks and AppleTalk. So a few questions are in order...
Background: here at Washington U. in St. Louis, people are trying
to start up a project which would involve a gateway between Appletalk
and Ethernet (either TCP/IP on UNIX or DECnet on VMS [ of course, we
could have DECnet on Ultrix or TCP/IP on VMS, but that seems less common]).
Anyway, people here are just getting started on that steep climb up
the learning curve for Apple networks... (just ordered the SUMEX tape
and started bothering various vendors and people like Bill Croft).
Question: who else has been working on gateways between Appletalk and
Ethernet (or any net)? We really don't want to re-invent the wheel; if
we could add something on top of what someone else has started, that
would be beneficial to all (providing we don't screw up).
I have heard that CMU, various Stanford groups, and University of
British Columbia have been doing things, but I'm not sure as to what those
*things* are, and how much work has actually been accomplished. So, if
you know what is being done in this area, think how edifying it would
be to educate a poor ignorant sould like myself.
In short, advice wanted!
If I get any responses, and if someone asks for a summary, I will
summarize whatever mail I get on this topic.
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