ballentine_m@apollo.uucp (Mike Ballentine) (12/18/87)
CHELMSFORD, Massachusetts, December 8, 1987 -- Apollo Computer Inc.
today announced the immediate availability of MAP 2.x (Manufacturing
Automation Protocol), allowing Apollo workstation users to communicate
with factory floor devices. The products include a PC/AT-compatible
MAP 2.1 controller card that allow Series 3000 and Series 4000
personal workstations to connect to MAP LANs. The controller card is
available through Concord Communications, Inc. of Marlborough, Mass.
Also available, from SISCO of Warren, Michigan, is the Manufacturing
Message Service - Embedded Application Service Element (MMS-EASE), the
application layer protocol which allows users to communicate with
machine tools, programmable logic controllers, and robots.
For more information, contact your local Apollo representative.
Jim Barbagallo
Apollo Computer Public Relations
(617) 256-6600
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USPS: Apollo Computer, 330 Billerica Rd., Chelmsford MA