ROODE%BIONET@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU.UUCP (04/11/87)
I notice the latest Digital Review mentions Cabletron as an alternate source of DEMPR-equivalents, and says DEC has a many month lead time on the transceiver needed to use a DEMPR, after having a long lead time on DEMPR's themselves for a long time. We used 3 Hewlett Packard Thin LAN Hubs with success as DEMPR replacements when DEC was quoting 4 month to unspecified lead times. The HP product only has 4 ports, but the ports aren't internally terminated allowing you to connect 2 segments to each port, although of reduced length. The HP product is the same as the DEC in price but includes a transceiver. If you have already got a transceiver you can delete the transceiver as an option and save $500 on the price. The HP product has nice mounting brackets to affix it to the wall in your cable closet. DEMPR is probably a DEC trademark. -------