german@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (11/29/89)
I too have looked for such a beast and have a couple of spots on campus
where this would be a bonus. The one hardware beast I have run accross
is the LANPORT from Microtest. They have both thick and thin options
and come in 1 serial, 1 parallel or 2 serial boxes. They also have a
LattisNet version, but I have not asked them about a 10baseT version.
Currently the only software that will drive them is based on NetWare.
They were talking about a TCP/IP version of their drivers, but I do
not expect to see anything until 2Q next year. I have not tried their
products, but I did see in action at Networld and was happy to see
them pushing a plotter from their Novell server through the BNC/Serial
box.
Here is some pricing information. All prices listed being list:
Part# Price Model
3670-00 495 AUI to LPT1
3670-01 495 AUI to COM1
3670-02 595 AUI to COM1/COM2
3671-00 595 BNC to LPT1
3671-01 595 BNC to COM1
3671-02 695 BNC to COM1/COM2
3672-00 595 LattisNet to LPT1
3672-01 595 LattisNet to COM1
3672-02 695 LattisNet to COM1/COM2
They also have some software that can be used either for printer/plotter
use or bidirectional modems.
For further information contact:
Microtest
3519 E. Sea Boulevard, Suite 134
Phoenix, AZ 85028
(800) 526-9675
If anyone knows of another vendor I would like to hear from you.
Greg German (german@sonne.CSO.UIUC.EDU) (217-333-8293)
US Mail: Univ of Illinois, CSO, 1304 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Office: 129 Digital Computer Lab., Network Design Office