Re: VMS Vax , DECServer (LAT) services for linux ?

Mark H. Wood (mwood@iupui.edu)
Tue, 29 Jun 1999 13:37:39 -0500 (EST)


On Mon, 28 Jun 1999, Alan Cox wrote:
> > anywhere in the Vast knowledge of this kernel list
> > anyone that knows of (LAT= local area transfer)Vax or DECServer compatible
>
> Digital still seem determined to keep LAT under wraps. Maybe someone on
> the list now at Compaq knows who to poke about it but right now LAT is
> out.

I think Meridian has an exclusive deal to market LAT ports to non-Digital
platforms. They might look unkindly on Compaq letting us make one too.

Has anyone asked Meridian how much they'd want for a port of their stuff?
They've done LAT on Unix for years.

-- 
Mark H. Wood, Lead System Programmer   mwood@IUPUI.Edu
A Brazil-nut is neatly packaged and tightly integrated.  To turn it into
food, you must crack and remove the shell.  I find that I feel the same   
way about an increasing number of software products.  *sigh*

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