chris@lxn.UUCP (Christopher D. Orr) (01/10/89)
The following is a list of companies that I dealt with in my
search to find a PC board to perform an IBM 2780/3780 BATCH transfer.
The board I sought was not one that just provided an RJE connection.
Many of these companies do offer a product that gives you this
capability, but I specifically required a board capable of unattended
batch transfers.
I did try to include a litle about each company that I
contacted, but since I was not trying to find out general
information about each company, my list may be very incomplete in
this respect.
I hope that this list helps anybody else interested in a PC
based product that performs an IBM 2780/3780 batch transfer or anybody
interested in companies that market products that perform IBM
communciations. If you know of any companies that are not on this
list that do offer this product, please contact me so that I can
add it to my list.
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Winterhalter: Markets a board called "Datatalker" with
1-313-662-1965 software that performs a 2780/3780 transfer.
This product is a proven product and works
very well, but we have had some trouble using
it with hosts running SuperTrax. This problem
may wind up to be a hardware problem however.
Technical support at this company is exceptional.
Icot Corp: This company (formally called Pathways Design)
1-800-343-0515 offers a product called pcPATH. They offer
both hardware and software support for their
product. They offer 2780/2780, SNA, Bysnc, as
well as other products. I have not seen this
product but the gentleman I spoke to convinced
this doubter that it is a very good product.
AST Research: Offers a board called the AST-3780 board.
1-214-702-0388 I have not seen the board so I cannot give you
any feedback on the quality of the board and
its technical support department.
Arkansas Systems: This company will set up your system to
1-501-227-8471 perform this transfer, but they use the
AST-3780 board to do it. They have told me
that if the AST-3780 board did not work, they
do perform contract development work. In
other words, they will build a board with
appropriate software for you for a development
cost.
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The following companies do not offer an IBM 2780/3780 batch transfer
product, but are included in this list to indicate those companies
already researched.
Barr Systems: Does not offer 2780/3780. They do offer a
1-800-BARR-SYS product called BARR/HASP (the SNA version is
BARR/SNA RJE). It does 3777-3, 8100 and 3790
emulation.
EMULEX Corp: These people market hardware that is capable
1-714-662-5600 of performing this transfer, but do not market
any software nor have I found any third party
software that makes use of the board.
Rabbit Corp: They do not offer such a product but do offer
1-215-647-0440 other products performing such things as IBM
3270 emulation with a HLLAPI interface.
DCA: These people do not offer such a product but
1-404-442-4000 do offer other communication products.
BlackBox Corp: Does not offer a 2780/3780 product.
IBM: IBM does not offer a product (at least that
the people in Texas know about) to perform
this transfer from a PC.
UDS: Based in Huntsville, Alabama. I did not
contact this company.
Cleo: Based in Chicago, IL. I did not contact this
company.
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Christopher D. Orr | US MAIL: Electronic Data Systems (EDS)
UUCP: vu-vlsi!lehi3b15!lxn!chris | Lanark Building
or chris%lxn.uucp@rutgers.edu | Center Valley, PA 18034
| Voice: (215) 282-1213chris@lxn.UUCP ("Christopher D. Orr") (01/10/89)
The following is a list of companies that I dealt with in my
search to find a PC board to perform an IBM 2780/3780 BATCH transfer.
The board I sought was not one that just provided an RJE connection.
Many of these companies do offer a product that gives you this
capability, but I specifically required a board capable of unattended
batch transfers.
I did try to include a litle about each company that I
contacted, but since I was not trying to find out general
information about each company, my list may be very incomplete in
this respect.
I hope that this list helps anybody else interested in a PC
based product that performs an IBM 2780/3780 batch transfer or anybody
interested in companies that market products that perform IBM
communciations. If you know of any companies that are not on this
list that do offer this product, please contact me so that I can
add it to my list.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Winterhalter: Markets a board called "Datatalker" with
1-313-662-1965 software that performs a 2780/3780 transfer.
This product is a proven product and works
very well, but we have had some trouble using
it with hosts running SuperTrax. This problem
may wind up to be a hardware problem however.
Technical support at this company is exceptional.
Icot Corp: This company (formally called Pathways Design)
1-800-343-0515 offers a product called pcPATH. They offer
both hardware and software support for their
product. They offer 2780/2780, SNA, Bysnc, as
well as other products. I have not seen this
product but the gentleman I spoke to convinced
this doubter that it is a very good product.
AST Research: Offers a board called the AST-3780 board.
1-214-702-0388 I have not seen the board so I cannot give you
any feedback on the quality of the board and
its technical support department.
Arkansas Systems: This company will set up your system to
1-501-227-8471 perform this transfer, but they use the
AST-3780 board to do it. They have told me
that if the AST-3780 board did not work, they
do perform contract development work. In
other words, they will build a board with
appropriate software for you for a development
cost.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The following companies do not offer an IBM 2780/3780 batch transfer
product, but are included in this list to indicate those companies
already researched.
Barr Systems: Does not offer 2780/3780. They do offer a
1-800-BARR-SYS product called BARR/HASP (the SNA version is
BARR/SNA RJE). It does 3777-3, 8100 and 3790
emulation.
EMULEX Corp: These people market hardware that is capable
1-714-662-5600 of performing this transfer, but do not market
any software nor have I found any third party
software that makes use of the board.
Rabbit Corp: They do not offer such a product but do offer
1-215-647-0440 other products performing such things as IBM
3270 emulation with a HLLAPI interface.
DCA: These people do not offer such a product but
1-404-442-4000 do offer other communication products.
BlackBox Corp: Does not offer a 2780/3780 product.
IBM: IBM does not offer a product (at least that
the people in Texas know about) to perform
this transfer from a PC.
UDS: Based in Huntsville, Alabama. I did not
contact this company.
Cleo: Based in Chicago, IL. I did not contact this
company.
--
Christopher D. Orr | US MAIL: Electronic Data Systems (EDS)
UUCP: vu-vlsi!lehi3b15!lxn!chris | Lanark Building
or chris%lxn.uucp@rutgers.edu | Center Valley, PA 18034
| Voice: (215) 282-1213