t19@nikhefh.hep.nl (Geert J v Oldenborgh) (06/17/88)
1) A long while ago there was talk of an ethernet connection box + software to
be availble for the ST RSN.
2) I just spent a long time kermiting 300K to our mainframe at 4800 baud and
now somebody else is using my Atari to do the same.
=> Has this box, or any other interface, materialized: is there any other way
to conect our ST's to the real world other than a terminal line?
Thanks in advance for any answers,
Geert Jan van Oldenborgh
NIKHEF-H, Amsterdamhyc@math.lsa.umich.edu (Howard Chu) (06/18/88)
There's something called an EtherportSC, (from 3com, I think) intended
for a Mac really, but it's an ethernet adapter that attaches to a SCSI
port. Might be usable, provided you could get enough docs to write a
driver for it on the ST...
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' Unix Project Information Systemsjmg@cernvax.UUCP (jmg) (06/28/88)
In article <374@clio.math.lsa.umich.edu> hyc@math.lsa.umich.edu (Howard Chu) writes: >There's something called an EtherportSC, (from 3com, I think) intended >for a Mac really, but it's an ethernet adapter that attaches to a SCSI >port. Might be usable, provided you could get enough docs to write a >driver for it on the ST... There is a company in Germany, called Biodata, now offering an SCSI interface for Atari onto Ethernet, plus tcp/ip software. Apparently telnet, ftp and nfs are there or coming. Don't ask me yet if it is all vapourware, but we do have a written quote for the hardware and software. Their address Biodata GmbH Herrenweg 29 6272 Niederhausen 2 tel. 0 61 28 7 34 33 -- _ _ o | __ | jmg@cernvax.uucp | | | | _ / \ _ __ _ __ _| jmg@cernvax.bitnet | | | | |_) /_) | __/_) | (___\ | (_/ | J. M. Gerard, Div. DD, CERN, | | |_|_| \_/\___ \__/ \___| (_|_| \_|_ 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
david@bdt.UUCP (David Beckemeyer) (06/30/88)
In article <374@clio.math.lsa.umich.edu> hyc@math.lsa.umich.edu (Howard Chu) writes: >There's something called an EtherportSC, (from 3com, I think) intended >for a Mac really, but it's an ethernet adapter that attaches to a SCSI >port. Might be usable, provided you could get enough docs to write a >driver for it on the ST... My understanding is that this board uses more SCSI than the Atari AHDI interface supports. Atari implements enough to allow Level 0 SCSI and the ethernet board requires more intelligent SCSI, I think. Anyway I don't think it's possible to use these ethernet<->SCSI boards without hacking the AHDI hardware or at the very least buidling your own SCSI adapter and designing a new protocol. Of course I could be wrong. Someone who might know more is Chris at BMS (bms@bdt). -- David Beckemeyer (david@bdt.uucp) | "Yea I've got medicine..." as the Beckemeyer Development Tools | cookie cocks a his Colt, "and if 478 Santa Clara Ave, Oakland, CA 94610 | you don't keep your mouth shut, I'm UUCP: {unisoft,sun}!hoptoad!bdt!david | gonna give you a big dose of it!"
ugbernie@cs.Buffalo.EDU (Bernard Bediako) (03/04/89)
Are there any Ethernet controllers out for the ST? I've wondering if it will be possible to port the Ethernet control (Amoeba) to MINIX-ST and cross mount a sun's hard disk to MINIX's filesystem? bernie Bernard Bediako --------=-=-=-=-=-> ugbernie@cs.buffalo.edu "Sorry Love, just come to check the meter!" A.C.O.
rjd@brunix (Rob Demillo) (03/06/89)
In article <4481@cs.Buffalo.EDU> ugbernie@cs.Buffalo.EDU (Bernard Bediako) writes: > > Are there any Ethernet controllers out for the ST? >I've wondering if it will be possible to port the Ethernet control (Amoeba) >to MINIX-ST and cross mount a sun's hard disk to MINIX's filesystem? > bernie > According to the April '89 issue of STart, FutureDOS (a Canadian company) will soon be releasing an Ethernet controller board called TAXI (The Atari eXtended Interface) for the 520s, 1040s and Megas. (The 520s and 1040s communicate thru the DMA port, while the Mega uses the internal bus.) For further info: FutureDOS R&D 1207-120 Torresdale Ave North York, Ontario M2R 3N7 (416) 736-0321 The price of the boards is expected to be in the $1K-$2K range. (I dunno whether those are US$ or Candian$) - Rob DeMillo | UUCP: ...ima!brunix!brnpsg!demillo Brown University | BITnet: DEMILLO%BRNPSG.SPAN@STAR.STANFORD.EDU Planetary Science Group | GEnie: R.DEMILLO Reality: 401-863-3769
fnddr@acad3.fai.alaska.edu (Rice Don D) (09/01/90)
In article <5340@newton.praxis.co.uk>, johnr@praxis.co.uk (John Richards) writes... > ... >Also "announced" were a low-cost laser printer and thick and thin Ethernet >connections and networking for Mega STs (called Atarinet). > ... > John Richards A networking product from Atari? I'd like to know more about this, and soon. I've almost given up on getting STs on ethernet. How many other machines on the market are so totally lacking in connectivity? I couldn't think of any. Even the little laptops have the Xircom gadget that plugs into their printer ports. I'm typing this on an ST, with a thinwire cable running behind it to the spot where a workstation will be next week. When that is up and running, this ST will be retired. Other STs now in use will be moving to terminal servers to be used as terminals. It is extremely hard to justify buying any new machine that cannot be networked. I hope Atari realizes this and bypasses their traditional one-year post-announcement waiting period and starts selling the stuff now. With software...tcp/ip, ftp, telnet, all the usual stuff, please? Nice and standard. Nothing weird or mutated. Please? Don Rice Internet: fnddr@acad3.fai.alaska.edu Geophysical Institute E-mail: fnddr@alaska.bitnet University of Alaska Phone: (907) 474-7569 Fairbanks, AK 99775 Loran: 64.86N 212.16E (Coming soon...ddr@flux.fai.alaska.edu)
towns@atari.UUCP (John Townsend) (09/03/90)
in article <1990Aug31.231223.8818@hayes.fai.alaska.edu>, fnddr@acad3.fai.alaska.edu (Rice Don D) says: > News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4 > > A networking product from Atari? I'd like to know more about this, and soon. >... > > > Don Rice Internet: fnddr@acad3.fai.alaska.edu > Geophysical Institute E-mail: fnddr@alaska.bitnet > University of Alaska Phone: (907) 474-7569 > Fairbanks, AK 99775 Loran: 64.86N 212.16E > (Coming soon...ddr@flux.fai.alaska.edu) As soon as more information is available I will pass it along. Rest assured, we are aware of the importance of networking in the relation to the use of our machines in the business workplace. We also recognize the important of the Ethernet standard. All I can really say at this point is that we are working on it. As soon as we have something, we will let you know! -- John Townsend ames!atari!towns Atari Corp, Systems Software