mckendry@exodus.DEC (NER Network Coordinator) (07/24/84)
Can anybody provide any facts on AT&T's ISN (product/service announced at the end of June)? If not facts, rumors or speculation or scuttlebutt? Please do not tell me anything that's a trade secret, as I work for a possible competitor. But within the strictures of what's public knowledge: What is it? What does "ISN" stand for? What is it sort of like, only different? Why is it good? How does it fit into the OSI Reference Model? Compare and contrast. Be specific. Give examples. Thanks, -John decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-exodus!mckendry mckendry%exodus.DEC@decwrl.ARPA
jtb@eisx.UUCP (J. Burgess) (07/25/84)
ISN is "kinda like" a Datakit, which has been written up in various
journals.
Its supposed to be better for "real users", though.
It uses all modular jacks, self-diagnosing boards, etc.
My organization doesn't have one yet, so the above is just my
opinion, based on what I've read.
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John Burgess
ATTIS Labs, So. Plainfield NJ
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