[net.lan] LAT

henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) (07/15/86)

Does anybody know if the specs for DEC's "LAT" Ethernet-terminal-server
protocol are (a) public, and (b) available?  Please MAIL replies, unless
it's an official reply from DEC, and I'll post a summary in a couple of
weeks.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
				{allegra,ihnp4,decvax,pyramid}!utzoo!henry

lauck@bergil.dec.com (07/17/86)

The protocol specifications for Digital Equipment Corporation's
"LAT" Ethernet terminal server protocol are proprietary and are
not publically available.

Tony Lauck
Manager, Architecture and Advanced Development
Networks and Communications Engineering
Digital Equipment Corporation
550 King Street LKG1-2/A19
Littleton, Mass. 01460-1289

henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) (07/20/86)

> The protocol specifications for Digital Equipment Corporation's
> "LAT" Ethernet terminal server protocol are proprietary and are
> not publically available.

Oh, well.  At least we know.  Pity; it would have a good chance of
establishing a de-facto standard.

See my .signature for a new entry for the "errno" contest held at Usenix.

If this policy remains in effect, it will be a cold day in Hell before
we buy any DEC terminal servers.
-- 
EDEC:  Stupidly non-standard
brain-damaged incompatible	Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
proprietary protocol used.	{allegra,ihnp4,decvax,pyramid}!utzoo!henry