[comp.sys.encore] Anyone have 4.0 for the Annex

lyndon@ncc.Nexus.CA (Lyndon Nerenberg) (08/30/88)

The title says it all. I was under the impression it would
be shipping early in August.

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david@linc.cis.upenn.edu (David Feldman) (08/31/88)

> Subject: Anyone have 4.0 for the Annex
> From: lyndon@ncc.Nexus.CA (Lyndon Nerenberg)
> The title says it all. I was under the impression it would
> be shipping early in August.

Yeah, we have it, and I think it is a real improvement over version 3.X.
So far, we have had no particular trouble with it.  A while back I posted
a request for ideas about how to spool through an Annex box from UNIX.
Well, with 4.0 comes an rtelnet program.  It works well, and I only needed
to make some small cosmetic changes to it.  It hooks an annex port up to
a pty, making a transparent connection over the net.  We have hooked both
line printers and laserwriters to it with no trouble.  The connection is
reliable and bidirectional.

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loverso@encore.UUCP (John Robert LoVerso) (09/06/88)

In article <10399@ncc.Nexus.CA> lyndon@ncc.Nexus.CA (Lyndon Nerenberg) writes:
> The title says it all. I was under the impression it would
> be shipping early in August.

Annex B4.0 (beta) has been out to beta sites for several weeks now, and last
week the final R4.0 image was built.  Tapes and documentation will be ready
shortly and those with support contracts should be getting them in a few weeks.

John Robert LoVerso
Encore Computer Corp
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