ACCNET: a corporate computer network
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Abstract
The installation of a Digital Equipment Corporation DEC 10, in close proximity to an existing IBM 370/165, initiated an investigation into the techniques of supporting communication between the two machines. The method chosen, use a mini-computer as an interface, suggested the possibility of broadening the investigation into a study of computer networks---the linking of several large computer systems by means of interconnected mini-computers. This paper explains the concept of a network and gives examples of existing networks. It discusses the justifications for a corporate computer network, outlines a proposed stage by stage development, and analyzes and proposes solutions for several of the problems inherent in such a network. These include: software and hardware interfaces, movement of files between dissimilar machines, and file security.
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