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I definitely look forward to the USB or ethernet port capability. The fact
is the DTN techs are giving out conflicting stories about the capability of
the 8800 box. Is there any software available today that can utilize either
of those ports? Will there be any by July when they switch options to the
new bird? Has anyone received any information from Omega that they will be
ready in July for this change? History is not encouraging. How hard would
it be for Omega to redirect the GS to a USB or ethernet port? You would
think that Ensign would be one of the first because of the close aliance.
BUT, all those people who are using ProSuite on BMI and are switching to DTN
for options now will be SOL in a few months. Those who are getting options
on DTN now will be SOL until the software changes are available. Something
is not computing with the information available so far.
BR
----- Original Message -----
From: Fred <srqblue@xxxxxxxx>
To: Omega-List <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: DTN's new 8800 ethernet box
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>
> >I just called support and they're providing 2
> >connections - ethernet or USB but not a RS232.
>
> Let's stipulate for the sake of investigation that they DO provide a
> Rs232 port.
>
> Here is what we DO know:
>
> The reason for the new box is that the old one and the related
> satellite will not be able to handle the options data after July 1st.
> If you notice, the 8000 already has a ethernet connection. If TS2000
> already could take input via ethernet why wouldn't it do so now?
>
> Eighty percent of the current data (according to DTN) is options data.
> The new box will use a higher bandwidth satellite and carry both
> options as well as all the other data the the current box sends. The
> fastest serial port available is currently 0.460 MB the new box will
> connect via ethernet at 10 MB.
>
> If there WAS a serial port it would be very unlikely that you would
> want to use it because of the droppped data or data overruns.
>
> The dropping of options completely from the 8000 box allows the
> transmission of the remaining data without data loss, but still use
> the serial port.
>
>
> "Success is the only test of genius" -R.Adm Daniel Gallery 1901-1977
>
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