dougf@uunet.uu.net (Douglas Floer) (01/12/91)
I'd like to find out what LAT software people are using on Suns. We are predominantly a VAX shop and have LAT terminal servers everywhere for both terminals and printers. In fact, almost all printers used by our Suns are either connected directly to the VAXes or to LAT-based terminal servers. We currently use Sun's DECnet implementation to print via the VMS queue but this eliminates the possibility of using lpr needed by applications such as WordPerfect and Framemaker. We purchased Ki Research's LAT software about two years ago and have had a good 20 updates since then. It still does not work as advertised and the Ki people don't seem to be able to fix the problem. We find printing to LAT based printers using the Ki software so flaky that it's unusable. Terminal connections via Ki's LAT software are fast and usable but not completely reliable. Meridian Technology Corp is offering a SuperLAT product that claims to do everything we need: printer support, incoming terminal connections, and a beta version for outgoing terminal connections. They also appear to have a proven, reliable product and supply source for a number of LAT hardware vendors. I'm interested in hearing about experiences, good and bad, with both Ki and Meridian LAT products and any other LAT products that you mightknow of. I'd also like to hear from anyone with experience using dual protocol terminal server (TCP/IP and LAT) with printers accessed using both LAT from VAXes and TCP/IP from Unix. [[Ed's Note: The last time this was discussed (v8n226) - the consensus seemed to be that these were the only makes of LAT for Sun products. -bdg]] Thanks for any advice you can give. Doug Floer, MDA, Richmond, BC, Canada ..!uunet!van-bc!mdavcr!dougf
rob@wdl50.wdl.fac.com (Rob Riepel) (01/17/91)
mdavcr!dougf@uunet.uu.net (Douglas Floer) writes: >I'd like to find out what LAT software people are using on Suns. Here is a quote from Thursby Software Systems' glossy for TSSnet for SunOS (DECnet and LAT): |Your UNIX system is provided with direct access to LAT based print |resources on your network, and TSS LAT works works directly with UNIX |print commands. I haven't ever used the product, but I'm considering buying it for the DECnet part. Rob Riepel Space Systems/Loral rob@ssvax1.dnet.loral.com