Xircom Ethernet and TCP/IP for PS/2

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From: Laurence Chiu
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 02:52

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I am thinking of getting my PS/2 50Z at work connected to our Unix box
(I currently use a dump Wyse terminal). The Unix guys tell me I need some
kind of TCP/IP connection and an ethernet card. Well MCA ethernet cards
are not cheap and I am thinking perhaps I could make do with a Xircom
connector via the parallel port, using thin net to our Unix box. (Forgive
my inexact terminology here, I am a MVS systems programmer). Anyway,
this sounds reasonable but are there are shareware/public domain TCP/IP
implementations that will work with this hardware arrangement. Should I 
get a MCA ethernet card instead. If so, the same software question
applies.
Thanks

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Subject: Xircom Ethernet and TCP/IP for PS/2
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From: lchiu@animal.gcs.co.nz (Laurence Chiu)
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 02:52:13 GMT
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Organization: GCS Limited, Wellington, New Zealand
Keywords: PS/2 Ethernet
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