TITLE
    AppleTalk-to-AS/400 Gateway
Article ID:
Created:
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4/3/90
3/21/01
TOPIC

    Does anyone sell a AppleTalk and AS/400 gateway?

DISCUSSION

    There are two third-party vendors who sell products that use AppleTalk networks and Gateways for connecting to an IBM AS/400, Andrew Corp. and Wall Data.

    Andrew Corporation
    Has an AppleTalk and AS/400 gateway. Net Axcess consists of a half-sized NuBus card for a Macintosh II and Net Axcess software. The gateway permits existing LocalTalk, EtherTalk, or TokenTalk cabling to connect the gateway and the users' Macintosh computers. Each Net Axcess card can connect as many as seven Macintosh computers on the network connect to the host.

    Token Axcess client is designed for sharing IBM workstation sessions among Macintosh computers on an AppleTalk network (LocalTalk, EtherTalk, or TokenTalk) through Token Ring. Token Axcess uses LU6.2 services provided by the SNA*ps Gateway.

    Wall Data
    Has SNA*ps 5250 is a full-function 5250 display terminal emulation program that allows Macintosh computers to communicate with IBM AS/400 systems. This application provides multiple session windows that can be individually configured with different color settings, font sizes, connection paths, and host languages.

    The SNA*ps 5250 application software works with the Apple Token Ring 4/16 NB Card or Apple Serial NB Card installed in any Macintosh II or Macintosh Quadra (NuBus capable) computer and supports directly connected or AppleTalk distributed 5250 sessions.

    In an AppleTalk network with an SNA*ps Gateway installed, SNA*ps 5250 users can access AS/400 services from the Macintosh Plus and later systems. In addition, users can access multiple gateways for concurrent access to multiple AS/400 systems.

    SNA*ps Print allows a Macintosh computer to receive print data from an IBM AS/400 system and print the data on any printer in the AppleTalk network.

    To locate a vendor's address and phone numbers, use the vendor name as a search string.

Document Information
Product Area: Communications-Networking
Category: Emulation & Data Transfer with Non-Apple Computers
Sub Category: IBM Connectivity

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