tptest@abnjh.UUCP (Unix Dcom Group) (11/09/84)
[] My boss thinks that it might be a good idea to link VAXes running Unix to a Gandalf PACX switch via Hyperchannel. Does anyone have any experience with or comments on the idea??? Thanks. Jon Kaplowitz ATT-IS Hadley Rd. ...abnjh!tptest
ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (11/12/84)
> My boss thinks that it might be a good > idea to link VAXes running Unix to > a Gandalf PACX switch via Hyperchannel. > Does anyone have any experience with or > comments on the idea??? I think your boss has been smoking something odd. A hyperchannel is an incredibly fast and even more incredibly expensive networking hardware. We connect our vaxes either by extending the distribution panel cables and mounting them in the pacx cabinet (our favorite), direct RS-232 and/or Short haul modem lines, and a combination of serial line and fibre obtic multiplexors. Much more cost effective. We use our hyperchannel for file transfer between the machines. -Ron