-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 NFS/X11/NeWS Connectathon SunFLASH Vol 11 #9 November 1989 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is a call for participation in Connectathon 1990. Connectathon is an interconnectivity testing event intended as an engineering test of NFS, X11 and NeWS implementations. If you have an implementation that you would like to test at Connectathon, please follow the instructions below. Linda Cwiak Connectathon 1990 Coordinator ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear NFS, X11 and NeWS vendor: Connectathon is starting to sizzle the network for the year 1990!! You are invited to participate. Connectathon is a networking proving ground allowing participating vendors an opportunity to test their NFS, X11, and NeWS Client and Server implementations. In one convenient location you will be linking together with other vendors' workstations, personal computers, supercomputers, mainframes, and minicomputers, sharing resources and files over local- and wide-area networks. Each vendor sends its development engineers, with machines and source code, to test and debug their implementations. The past Connectathon hosted more than 65 vendors, and we expect a record turnout this year. Why? Let me tell you about one of last year's participants. He told us that he got more accomplished during seven days of Connectathon than he could have in several years in his office. This year, we are expecting a significant increase in the number of Window application vendors. Connectathon 1990 will also introduce an FDDI fiber backbone and testing of NFS over ISO/OSI transport protocols. As in previous years, there will be seminars with guest speakers addressing issues in NFS, X11 and NeWS technologies. Your marketing staff, press relations personnel, and customers may attend the Press Day/Open House on the last day of testing - Wednesday, February 21, 1990. The Press Day is a good opportunity to promote your company's NFS or Windows implementation. Except for this day, the entire event is for development engineers only. General Connectathon Information: o Connectathon will be held at the San Mateo Expo Center in San Mateo, CA from February 7-21, 1990. Testing continues 24 hours a day. o To provide space, electrical, and security resources to you, Connectathon will charge separately for space and for your implementation. This year you can pay by check, purchase order, VISA or MasterCard. These fees are Non-Refundable. o Registration deadline is DECEMBER 15, 1989. We have enclosed a registration form that must be completed and returned with your payment to Connectathon 1990 Headquarters (150 Post Street, Suite 405, San Francisco, CA 94108). Please submit a seperate registration form for each implementation. o Once we have received your 4-page registration form, along with payment, we will send you a confirmation packet with your booth number, shipping instructions, nearby hotels, and a more detailed calendar of Connectathon 1990 events. If you have any questions regarding Connectathon, contact Linda Cwiak of Sun Microsystems at 415-336-4717 or send email to cthon@sun.com. We look forward to seeing you at Connectathon 1990! Sincerely, Larry Garlick Vice President, Distributed Systems Sun Microsystems, Inc. Helpful information when filling out the Connectathon 1990 registration form: 1. The company name and implementation name are used to identify each implementation for tracking purposes. An implementation is the entity which is being tested. The name is usually a description of a platform, such as an OS or hardware name. The implementation is further identified as NFS, X11, NeWS, or NFS over OSI. For example, if you are a computer vendor who ships two different operating systems, you might have 3 implementations to test: NFS on OS/A, NFS on OS/B and X11 on OS/B. Each needs a separate registration form. There is a $750.00 charge for each implementation you plan to test. The primary contact listed on the form is the person to whom the confirmation packet will be sent and the person we will call if we have questions about your registration. Our Press Relations department would like to know who to contact at your company in Press Relations to plan the Press Day. 2. If you are sharing another implementation's booth check "no" and put the name of the company and implementation that you are sharing space with. Make sure the implementation that you are sharing a booth with has reserved and paid for a booth. In other words, if you are filling out a second registration form for your second implementation and you want to use the same booth for both, you do not need to fill in the booth information again. We have 3 booth configurations this year: small (approx. 35 sq. ft.), medium (approx 70 sq. ft.) and large (approx 105 sq. ft.). Each booth includes a specific amount of space, electricity and Ethernet connections. In the brackets preceding the booth size put the number of each size booth that you require and write the dollar amount in on page 2. (tables are 6' by 3') If you need additional electrical power, call Linda Cwiak at (415) 336-4717 and let her know what you require. She will give you ordering and cost information to include on your registration form. We would prefer you order additional electrical instead of getting a larger booth to accommodate your electrical needs. You may also call the same number to get information about costs and ordering of a personal phone line or T1 line in your booth. 3. Cabletron will provide transceivers for every Ethernet connection. We need to know what kind of transceiver to reserve for you, thick or thin Ethernet. Some companies bring more than one machine to test a given implementation. Please indicate how many machines you will have actually testing this implementation (do not include network analyzers or machines that you may bring to do development on). Please indicate whether your implementation is client-only, server-only, or client/server. We need to know approximately what day your machines will be installed (not the delivery day). Then indicate whether your delivery will be via professional carriers (trucking line or air cargo) or you will bring it in yourself. If you are delivering via a carrier, trucks can arrive Monday, Feb. 5 and Tuesday, Feb. 6 from 9:00am to 4:00pm and Wednesday, Feb. 7 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. These will be the only times trucks can arrive. If you plan to deliver your own equipment and it is too heavy to carry, you will need to bring it in at the times listed above. If it is light enough to hand carry, you can carry your machines in up until Feb. 13. You will not be able to use any type of cart with wheels. 4. Will an other implementation share the space in this booth? If so, please put the company/implementation name here. 5. & 6. During stage 2 of Connectathon, there will be a series of talks and discussions in an informal setting. Many of these talks will be given by Sun engineers on upcoming product or future directions. If you are interested in presenting a talk or leading a discussion on NFS, X11 or NeWS technology, list the title of the talk here. Someone will contact you with more details. 7. Implementation fee: $750.00 per implementation (fill one form out per implementation). Booth fee: Depends on the size of booth you chose (if you checked "no", leave this line blank.) Extra electrical fee: If you require extra electrical please call Linda Cwiak at (415) 336-4717 for the cost. Total amount: Add up the above amounts to determine your payment for this implementation. Pages 3 & 4 of the forms are self explanatory. Once we have received your registration forms along with payment, we will send you a confirmation packet. The confirmation packet will have your booth number, shipping instructions, nearby hotels, a more detailed calendar of Connectathon 1990. Connectathon 1990 Registration Form Return completed forms to: FILL OUT ONE FORM PER IMPLEMENTATION Connectathon 1990 Headquarters DEADLINE DECEMBER 15, 1989 150 Post Street Suite 405 San Francisco, CA 94108 FAX number: 415-986-8551 1. Full company name:_______________________ Identifying name for implementation: _________________________ (i.e., VMS, User-level, SVR4) [] NFS [] NeWS [] X11 [] NFS over OSI Primary contact for Connectathon Participation: _____________________ Mailing address: _________________________________ _________________________________ Phone number: _________________________________ Fax number: _________________________________ Electronic mail address: _________________________ Press Relations contact: ________________________________________ Phone number: __________________________________ 2. Do you need a booth ? ( If you already reserved a booth on a separate form, check "no" and skip to step 5. Only fill in the booth information again if you need an additional booth. Please note: Booth space is assigned on a first come, first served basis. [ ] No. This implementation will be tested in another booth, registered under the following: Company name: _____________________________ Name of implementation: _______________________ [ ] NFS [ ] NeWS [ ] X11 [ ] NFS over OSI [ ] Yes. I prefer the following booth size: [ ] Small -- Includes Approximately 35 sq ft with 1 table 1 Ethernet drop 4 outlets (20 amp total) Cost: $500.00 [ ] Medium -- Includes Approximately 70 sq ft with 2 tables 2 Ethernet drops 8 outelets (40 amp total) [ ] 1 220 V circuit or [ ] 4 addtl outlets (20 amp total) Cost: $1,000.00 [ ] Large -- Includes Approximately 105 sq ft with 3 tables 3 Ethernet drops 12 outlets (60 amp total) [ ] 1 220 V circuit or [ ] 4 addtl outlets (20 amp total) 1 custom circuit specify: ________________ Cost: $1,500.00 If you have different electrical requirements than those in your booth choice, or you would like a personal phone line or T1 line installed in your booth, please call Linda Cwiak at (415) 336-4717 for cost and ordering information. Connectathon 1990 Registration Form (page 2) 3. What type of Ethernet will you need? [ ] Thick [ ] Thin Number of machines that will actually be testing: ____________ Type of implementation: [ ] Client and Server [ ] Client Only [ ] Server Only Approximate installation date (between Feb. 7-13) _______________ Are you going to [ ] Ship or [ ] Hand deliver your machines? Name of shipping company? __________________________ 4. Will any other implementation be tested in this booth? [] yes []no If yes, name of company: ________________________________ Name of implementation: _________________________________ [ ] NFS [ ] NeWS [ ] X11 [ ] NFS over OSI 5. Would you like to give an informal presentation or lead a discussion about [ ] NFS [ ] X11 [ ] NeWS technology Please indicate topic and/or title _______________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 6. What topic would you like Sun engineers to address in informal seminars? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 7. Implementation fee: $750.00 Booth fee (if any): $______________(enter 0 if sharing another implementation's booth) Extra electrical fee $______________(if you need extra electrical contact Linda Cwiak at 415-336-4717) TOTAL AMOUNT: $______________ Method of payment: [] check [] MasterCard [] Purchase Order [] VISA credit card number: ________________________ expiration date_________ Name:____________________________ Signature__________________________ Connectathon 1990 Registration Form (page 3) Connectathon 1990 Attendee Form Company Name:____________________________________________ Implementation Name:_____________________________________ [] NFS [] X11 [] NeWS [] NFS over OSI Full names and titles of engineers who will be testing and fixing bugs on this implementation. This should be development egineers for the implementation being tested. Limit four per implementation. Name Title 1.___________________________ ___________________________ 2.___________________________ ___________________________ 3.___________________________ ___________________________ 4.___________________________ ___________________________ Full names and titles of field service technicians who may by installing equipment 2/7-2/13. Limit two per implementation. Name Title 1.___________________________ ____________________________ 2.___________________________ ____________________________ Full names and titles of marketing representatives who will be attending on February 21, the Open House Day. No limit. Name Title 1.___________________________ ____________________________ 2.___________________________ ____________________________ 3.___________________________ ____________________________ 4.___________________________ ____________________________ Full names and titles of press relations personnel who will be attendint the Press Event on February 21. No limit. Name Title 1.___________________________ _____________________________ 2.___________________________ _____________________________ 3.___________________________ _____________________________ 4.___________________________ _____________________________ Connectathon 1990 Registration Form (page 4) Booth Identification Sign: Company name:______________________________ Implementation name:_______________________ [] NFS [] X11 [] NeWS [] NFS over OSI Each booth will be supplied with a standard booth sign showing the participants' company name. 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