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Re: RSCS emulators for 4.2bsd Unix?

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From: Dan Ehrlich
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 1988 22:11
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In article <1648@carthage.UUCP> hirai@swatsun.uucp (Eiji "A.G." Hirai) writes:
>
>	Help!  If you know of any vendors or public domain sources for
>RSCS emulators for 4.2bsd Unix (specifically, Sun 3's), we would very
>much like to hear from you.  We know of only one and they're asking
>$800.  Is this a rip-off or is Bitnet connection just not a hot item
>for Unix people?  We need your expertise and experience and getting up
>a Bitnet connection on Unix machines!
>

If you think $850 is a lot of money, be glad you are not running VMS on
a VAX.  Then you would have to pay Joiner Associates ~$20,000 for the
code to connect to BITNET.  The $850 price is very reasonable
considering what you get for your money.  Connection to BITNET,
interface to the UNIX mail software, file transfer, etc.  All in all it
is cheap!  You might also call IBM and ask what they charge for RSCS.

>	If anyone's interested, I'll summarize for the net.
>
>						-a.g. hirai
>						desperate sysadmin
>...
Dan Ehrlich <ehrlich@psuvax1.{psu.edu,bitnet,uucp}>
The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Computer Science
333 Whitmore Laboratory, University Park, PA   16802
+1 814 863 1142 or +1 814 865 9723
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From: ehrlich@blitz (Dan Ehrlich)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: Re: RSCS emulators for 4.2bsd Unix?
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Date: 2 Mar 88 22:11:57 GMT
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Organization: Department of Computer Science, Penn State University
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Keywords: UREP, RSCS
Summary: Cost is relative