[net.general] An open letter to the folks at PURDUE

andy (11/10/82)

Hi,

	I am looking for either Kai Hwang, Benjamin W. Wah, Faye A. Briggs,
Professor Clarence L. Coates or anybody else who is involved with the
Engineering computer network (ECN) at Purdue University. I would like to
know if the software is for public distribution. It should be since it 
was done under two public grants. I would also like to know what Purdue's
distribution policy is, if any? Would the ECN software work with nonseparate 
I&D machines. A possible configuration would be one Vax 750, two PDP-11/34'S,
and three LSI-11/23's. Would this configuration work?

	My reference for the above questions has been a paper written by
Kai Hwang, Benjamin W. Wah and Faye A. Briggs. Its title is "Engineering
computer network (ECN): A hardwired network of UNIX computer systems".

						Thanks,
						Andy Rodnite
						Periphonics Corp.