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Aucbvax.2080 fa.works utzoo!duke!decvax!ucbvax!Rivanciw.DHQ@UDel Sat Jul 4 11:00:06 1981 Ethernet capabilities of 820 and STAR Last week I was at a private showing of the STAR, 860, and x20. Based on what I saw, the questions I got answered and the literature, here is what seems to be the EtherNet capabilities of the STAR and the 820 (I didn't get any info on the 860)

STAR: The STAR Information System literature states that it comes complete with an "internal controller and cable connector for tapping in to (sic) the Xerox Ethernet network". This is what the literature states but the sales rep for ARMY did not know about an internal controller already in the STAR. An ethernet connection was not demonstrated on any of the equipment at the showing.

820: The 820 definitely does not have an ethernet internal interface. Ethernet campatibility is available thru the Xerox 872/873 Communication Server using tty mode on the 820. (the 872/873 is a file server)

So what it breaks down to is this: there are not too many folks at Xerox that know how these things connect to the ethernet. The literature is written so that one can assume a lot.

Bottom line: STAR MAY have internal ethernet capabilities 820 DOES NOT have direct ethernet capabilities

Randy -----

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