taylor@limbo.intuitive.com (Dave Taylor) (05/24/89)
Actually, there is a very slick and sophisticated Macintosh to HP-UX
(really Macintosh to hundreds of other OS's) communications package
that would do a fine job of using the Modem/'232 connection:
BLAST II [Blocked Asynchronous Transmission]
Available from the Communications Research Group in Baton Rouge, LA.
You can contact them for further info at (504) 923-0888 or, if you
want to save long distance, (800) 24-BLAST.
The package is described by the vendor as:
"BLAST is a powerful asynchronous file transfer product that is
proven faster and more reliable even under noisy conditions than
any other widely used software, proprietary or public domain.
"BLAST II communications software adds:
- a powerful scripting language
- terminal emulation
- data compression
- a full range of additional features
to create a new, easy to use, software approach to linking many
different computers and operating systems.
"BLAST II runs on PCs, MACs, Laptops, VAXs and other minicomputers.
UNIX and XENIX systems of all varieties, and, BLAST is available
for IBM mainframes, Wangs, Primes, and over 100 different computers
under 30 operating systems."
The cost is another deal entirely, however. A copy for an Apple Macintosh
is $195.00 per unit. HP 1000 machines running RTE would cost $1195.00 per
unit, HP 3000 machines running MPE cost $1595.00 per unit, and HP 9000
computers running Unix (e.g. HP-UX) are $695.00 per unit. The package is
also available for the HP 110, 120, 150 and even the old HP-86 CP/M
computers that no-one probably has any more!
The company also offers corporate licensing and volume pricing, as well
as various reseller/dealer arrangements.
Please contact them directly if you want more information.
From the voluminous files of,
-- Dave Taylor
Intuitive Systems
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