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> In article <2006@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU>, jbs@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU (Jeff Siegal) writes:
> > In article <304@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU> elias@batcomputer.TN.CORNELL.EDU (elias) writes:
> > >...i've been asked by a friend to recommend a means of connecting
> > >a VAX 750 running VMS to upwards of 10 - 15 PC/AT's running MS-DOS.
> 
> etc.
> 
> > Anyway, The following is quoted from Digital sales literature.
> > Contact your friendly DEC salesman for more information.
> > 
> > "DECnet-DOS now lets selected IBM personal computers participate as
> > nonrouting (end) nodes in DECnet computer networks.[...]
> 
> more etc.
> 
> The last time I called DEC about DECnet-DOS, I was told that it was
> version specific for DOS 2.0 (1?). Furthermore, I was informed that
> only async drivers were available. In a nutshell, I was NOT impressed.
> If anyone knows of a new release or if my information is dated/wrong,
> PLEASE post a correction. If they ever get a 3.x version with ethernet
> support, I could still put it to good use.
> 
We tested DECnet-DOS when it first came out. The PC/AT we tested on was
running DOS 3.0 or 3.1. There is no problem with using either of these.
(The demonstration was in my own office on my AT...).

The latest version of DECnet-DOS includes Ethernet hookup using the 3Com
or Interlan boards. (Non-intelligent versions, if I remember correctly).

The package worked just fine. We decided not to go with it since we
abandoned VMS for Ultrix about a month after that demonstration.

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