Date   : Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:16:42 +0100
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: Emulating Econet hardware?

>Message-ID: <46BC1FFC.4000409@...>
 
Jules Richardson wrote:
> Jonathan Graham Harston wrote:
> >         &FFF8   SJ GP Server
> >         &FFF9   SJ 80386 unix
> 
> Interesting; is that "SJ Unix" (i.e. software), or Econet hardware for some
> '386 Unix platform (in which case I wonder what?)
 
It's the SJ Application Server.
 
"                   SJ RESEARCH APPLICATION SERVER
                      MS-DOS and UNIX on Econet
 
The application server contains an extremely fast and powerful processor, a
very large amount of r.a.m., and a hard disc. Up to eight stations can log-on
at any one time, and these stations (BBCs or Masters) will then act as
terminals running MS-DOS or UNIX software packages."
[...]
"The Applications Server is based on the Untel 80386 microprocessor."
 
I don't know what terminal program is used to connect to the application
server. It could just be the *FAST terminal.
 
> >         &FFFD   Research Machines 480Z
> 
> You know, I've never heard of an Econet interface for the 480Z - does anyone
> have any more details, or know if it actually happened? I think the 480Z's
 
I seem to remember that SJ's first servers ran on RM480Zs.
 
> > http://mdfs.net/Docs/Comp/Econet/RISCiX.txt obliquely refers to
> 
> Can't get much more oblique than a broken link ;) One ex-Acorn chap I talked
 
Grrr. Uploaded with the wrong case. Fixed now.
 
My ZX Spectrum connects to my network via a serial link through a Beeb :)
 
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