[Info-vax] DSW41/42 option

Richard B. Gilbert rgilbert88 at comcast.net
Mon Oct 12 15:18:08 EDT 2009


Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> Volker Halle wrote:
>> A DSW41/42 is a SYNCHRONOUS WAN device. You can't configure this
>> device with standard OpenVMS drivers, you need to install the VAX WAN
>> Device Drivers kit.
>>
>> Volker.
> 
> And, what are you supposed to actually *do* with it ?

My guess would be that it's a paperweight unless and until he finds 
another one to talk to.  DEC offered a lot of proprietary WAN stuff 
using protocols I haven't seen before, or since!  (Typical DEC!)



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