[comp.dcom.lans] DECNET Info Needed

rogue@eris.berkeley.edu (Brett Glass) (05/20/91)

I need information on DECNET: its history, technical details (such as the
anatomy of the protocol stack, etc.), market share, etc. Any pointers to
good sources?

Besides the technical stuff, I'm interested in material on DECNET's
evolution. From what I've been told so far, the first version fizzled,
and DEC learned from its mistakes and rebuilt the networking scheme
from the ground up. Is this true? If so, what problems plagued the
original and how were they addressed?

<BG>

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