perry@ccssrv.UUCP (Perry Hutchison) (09/09/89)
I have been around unix systems off and on since 6th edition, but am relatively new to communications concerns. Can someone enlighten me as to the similarities/differences between the Telebit Trailblazer (which I often see mentioned in this group and others), and the DCA Fastlink (which I have not yet seen mentioned, but have had some experience with)? I am particularly wondering how the Trailblazer deals with suboptimal lines -- I think I understand what the Fastlink does. Related -- I see the term PEP used to refer to the Trailblazer's "fast" mode. What do the letters stand for? email is fine -- I will summarize if there is interest. -- ... tektronix!sequent!ccssrv!perry
rs@eddie.MIT.EDU (Robert E. Seastrom) (09/10/89)
In article <612@ccssrv.UUCP> perry@ccssrv.UUCP (Perry Hutchison) writes: > >Can someone enlighten me as to the similarities/differences between the >Telebit Trailblazer (which I often see mentioned in this group and >others), and the DCA Fastlink (which I have not yet seen mentioned, but >have had some experience with)? They are the same thing; DCA licensed the Trailblazer specs from TB. A friend's company has 2 9600 baud dialups, 1 TB and 1 Fastlink, and you can use both of them with a Blazer. ---Rob
pwilcox@paldn.UUCP (Peter McLeod Wilcox) (09/11/89)
In article <12661@eddie.MIT.EDU>, rs@eddie.MIT.EDU (Robert E. Seastrom) writes: > In article <612@ccssrv.UUCP> perry@ccssrv.UUCP (Perry Hutchison) writes: > >Can someone enlighten me as to the similarities/differences between the > >Telebit Trailblazer (which I often see mentioned in this group and > >others), and the DCA Fastlink (which I have not yet seen mentioned, but > >have had some experience with)? > > They are the same thing; DCA licensed the Trailblazer specs from > TB. Actually, DCA never even had that much to do with the Fastlink. DCA and Telebit formed a joint venture in which Telebit supplied the product and DCA supplied money, "marketing expertise", and the enclosure for the product. In return DCA received a non-exclusive right to distribute the product. Fastlink was never manufactured by DCA, only by Telebit. About a year or so after the joint venture was formed, DCA realized two things, first that they were still unable to sell modems (this was their third or fourth try), and second that they could have the same benefits they received from the joint venture by just becoming a Telebit dealer, and they wouldn't have to pay big bucks to Telebit! (Golly!) At this time the joint venture was disolved, probably with a mutual sigh of relief. Telebit, berift of DCA's "help", went on the capture the wide area uucp market, and DCA, lacking anyone to blame (since as usual the maketing types responsible had left or were working on some new "big deal"), went on pretty much the same as always. DCA's marketing scheme involved the rather optimistic idea that PC users would buy a modem that cost as much as their computer in order to get fast file transfers. -- Pete Wilcox ...gatech!nanovx!techwood!paldn!pwilcox
soley@moegate.UUCP (Norman Soley) (09/12/89)
The DCA Fastlink is in fact the Telebit Trailblazer (no plus here) it even looks the same except that it is a different colour. DCA was simply repackaging the Trailblazer under their name. They got out of the game a while ago when they folded that division of the company. I've successfully installed Telebit ROM upgrades in DCA fastlinks although they can only go up to revision 3.XX since 4.XX and 5.XX require the plus. -- Norm Soley - No Longer The Communications Guy - Ontario Ministry of Environment soley@moegate.UUCP or if you roll your own: uunet!attcan!ncrcan!moegate!soley for the forseeable future these addresses will be forwarded to my new location
larry@nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) (09/15/89)
In article <213@moegate.UUCP>, soley@moegate.UUCP (Norman Soley) writes: > > The DCA Fastlink is in fact the Telebit Trailblazer (no plus here) > it even looks the same except that it is a different colour. DCA How much less (or more?) than the PEP is the Fastlink? -- Larry Snyder SCO Xenix 2.3.2 '386 uucp: iuvax!ndcheg!ndmath!nstar!larry Computone Intelliport AT8 The Northern Star Usenet Distribution Site HST / PEP / V.22 Notre Dame, Indiana USA Home of the fighting Irish!