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    TokenTalk NB Card: SNA■ps and AS/400 Compatibility
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7/27/93
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    Is the TokenTalk NB card compatible with AS/400? Will SNA*ps work with
    it?

DISCUSSION


    You can configure the AS/400 with an optional token ring communications
    subsystem. Each token ring adapter card supports up to 254 devices on the
    ring. A Macintosh with an Apple TokenTalk NB Card can connect to a token
    ring LAN and to the AS/400.

    A Macintosh running TokenTalk can also communicate with an AS/400 using a
    product that supports distributed sessions over AppleTalk networks. An
    example of this is NetAxcess from Andrew Systems.

    SNA*ps is fully compatible with the Apple TokenTalk NB Card. In fact, a
    Macintosh with an Apple TokenTalk NB card can run as a SNA*ps APPC
    Gateway. Legent Corporation (formerly by Spectrum Concepts) and Andrew Systems
    developed products to take advantage of this SNA*ps APPC Gateway. MacXCOM 6.2
    from Spectrum Concepts is fully compatible with SNA*ps APPC API and provides
    Macintosh users with File Transfer, Remote AS/400 Job entry, and a Report
    Writer. TokenAxcess from Andrew Systems allows a Macintosh in a token ring to
    access the AS/400 as a 5250 workstation.

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    Article Change History
    23 July 1993 - Company title changed from Spectrum Concepts to Legent Corp.
    9 February 1993 - Updated, spectrum Concepts acquired by Legent Corporation.


Document Information
Product Area: Computers
Category: Cards
Sub Category: Networking Cards
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