rdp@pbseps.UUCP (Richard Perlman) (08/01/88)
We are looking for an MS-DOS terminal program to allow PCs to
access a TCP/IP host over ethernet. We are not looking for file
sharing (we will be using PC-NFS where that is required). All
that is required is the ability to set-up a terminal session
(preferable with vt-100 emulation)
Our installation is comprised of the following:
Sequent Symmetry (4 processors)
IBM-XT & Compatible (a few ATs) PCs with WD8003E Ether Boards
Cheapernet (Thin-wire)
Advance apologies if I have missed a recent dicussion on this
topic. If that is the case, could someone forward the relevent
postings to me.
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Richard Perlman * pbseps!rdp@PacBell.COM || {ames,sun,att}!pacbell!pbseps!rdp
180 New Montgomery St. rm 602, San Francisco, CA 94105 |*| (415) 545-0233spage%polar@Sun.COM (S Page Sun Mtn View windows writer/engineer 336-2410) (08/02/88)
>> We are looking for an MS-DOS terminal program to allow PCs to >> access a TCP/IP host over ethernet. We are not looking for file >> sharing (we will be using PC-NFS where that is required). All >> that is required is the ability to set-up a terminal session >> (preferable with vt-100 emulation) PC-NFS includes a built-in VT-100 type emulator. This allows the user to login to a host via the Ethernet or the PC RS-232C com port using the Telnet and TCP/IP protocols. I believe the Telnet program can be run as a memory-resident "pop-up" program. I don't work with for the division responsible for PC-NFS, I just read the sales guides. These are my opinions, not my employer's. =S Page Windows (writer/engineer) spage@sun.COM (415)336-2410 M/S 14-40 {hplabs,ucbvax,decwrl}!sun!spage
greg@softway.oz (Greg Rose) (08/04/88)
In article <137@pbseps.UUCP> rdp@pbseps.PacBell.COM (Richard Perlman) writes: > >We are looking for an MS-DOS terminal program to allow PCs to >access a TCP/IP host over ethernet. Sequent had a broduct called BSS/PC-shells. Unfortunately, the B means Balance. They use this extensively in house though, so it may also be available on the Symmetry. You need GEM for the PC, and preferably a mouse, but then you get multiple windows with ANSI (near enough for me). >-- >Richard Perlman * pbseps!rdp@PacBell.COM || {ames,sun,att}!pacbell!pbseps!rdp >180 New Montgomery St. rm 602, San Francisco, CA 94105 |*| (415) 545-0233 -- Greg Rose - Softway Pty Ltd (greg@softway.oz) PHONE: +61-2-698-2322 UUCP: uunet!softway.oz!greg FAX: +61-2-699-9174 INTERNET: greg@softway.oz.au -- Greg Rose - Softway Pty Ltd (greg@softway.oz) PHONE: +61-2-698-2322 UUCP: uunet!softway.oz!greg FAX: +61-2-699-9174 INTERNET: greg@softway.oz.au
robert@pvab.UUCP (Robert Claeson) (08/08/88)
In article <137@pbseps.UUCP>, rdp@pbseps.UUCP (Richard Perlman) writes: > We are looking for an MS-DOS terminal program to allow PCs to > access a TCP/IP host over ethernet. We are not looking for file > sharing (we will be using PC-NFS where that is required). All > that is required is the ability to set-up a terminal session > (preferable with vt-100 emulation) First, Sun's PC-NFS includes a VT100 telnet. Second, if you're looking for a more fancy emulation, I believe there's a company in Sweden who has ported the Reflection 2 and 2+ to use telnet with PC-NFS 3.0.
ronc@cerebus.UUCP (Ronald O. Christian) (08/23/88)
In article <481@softway.oz> greg@softway.oz (Greg Rose) writes: >In article <137@pbseps.UUCP> rdp@pbseps.PacBell.COM (Richard Perlman) writes: >> >>We are looking for an MS-DOS terminal program to allow PCs to >>access a TCP/IP host over ethernet. >Sequent had a broduct called BSS/PC-shells. Unfortunately, >the B means Balance. They use this extensively in house though, so >it may also be available on the Symmetry. You need GEM for the PC, and >preferably a mouse, but then you get multiple windows with ANSI (near >enough for me). We have PC-Shells. It's a toy. First off, it doesn't support Ethernet, it does packet switching over a com port. This tends to make it pretty slow. Secondly, it's not really a supported product. If someone would come out with a product with the functionality of PC-Shells, but supported VT220 emulation and worked over Ethernet under Microsoft Windows or X-Windows, they'd really have something. (Anyone want to start a company? :-)) You would be better off trying one of the multitude of TCP/IP solutions out there for the PC. I have a list of a dozen or so that will do the job. Off the top of my head: PC-NFS from Sun, PC/TCP from FTP Software, and Fusion from Network Research. We have several copies of PC-NFS running here, and the only complaint I have is the lack of function keys in the ANSI emulation. (They support four, and we need a lot more than that. Twenty would be nice.) FTP Software is working on a VT220 emulation for their PC/TCP. We are waiting with bated breath. If Sun doesn't expand the capabilities of their terminal emulation, we may drop PC-NFS in favor of the FTP Software product. Ron -- Ronald O. Christian (Fujitsu America Inc., San Jose, Calif.) {amdahl, pyramid, sun, unisoft, uunet}!cerebus!ronc Calling all Fujitsu Usenet sites! Contact cerebus!ronc or ronc@fai.com to establish uucp connection.
jbvb@VAX.FTP.COM (James Van Bokkelen) (08/24/88)
Our VT220 will ship with v2.03, due out in early September. It will support VT52 and VT100 mode, print screen, multiple sessions (with different emulations on each), 8-bit mode with hosts that can hack the Telnet Binary option and down-loadable function keys (but not down-loadable character sets). It may have more features, we're still tinkering. Beta sites like it... James VanBokkelen FTP Software Inc.