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This article is from a monthly email from Sun Consulting to Sun's field organization. -johnj ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ =============================================== = New or Changed Software Specials This Month = =============================================== ANNOUNCEMENTS: We are announcing the addition of fax composition and transmit capabilities to CONSULT-FAXTOOLS. We have added tools that allow composition of faxes from transmission. Currently able to transmit text files, raster files, and saved fax documents. We are pleased to announce the upgrade of the CONSULT-FLOPPY and CONSULT-DOSVFS to provide support under SunOS releases 4.0, 4.0.1, and 4.0.3. This version of the floppy drivers support the SMS-5000 Model 10 SCSI floppy subsystem which contains 3.5" and 5.25" floppies. CONSULT-FLOPPY can be used to access floppy disks as UNIX devices or with Sun's DOS Windows 1.0 software providing access between the PC-emulation & external floppy drives for those workstations that don't have a built-in floppy drive. CONSULT-DOSVFS provides MS-DOS filesystem access enabling the reading and writing of MS-DOS 3.3 floppies on Sun workstations. CONSULT-FLOPPY is included with CONSULT-DOSVFS. Listed below are the specials that have been upgraded to 4.0.3 since August monthly mailer. * CONSULT-TPTUIL * CONSULT-FLOPPY * CONSULT-DOSVFS * CONSULT-FAXTOOLS * CONSULT-HSFS * CONSULT-GATEWAY To contact Sun Consulting about specials, or to arrange for custom consulting, call (415)336-2400 or e-mail consult@sun. =============================== = Consulting Specials Summary = =============================== Network ------- Multiple ethernet controllers The standard "ie" driver shipped with CONSULT-GATEWAY SunOS is configured for up to two ethernet controllers. This software is configured for up to four ethernet controllers so that a machine can be a gateway between more than two networks. Cray Channel Attach Support for Cray Channel Attach. CONSULT-CRAYATTACH Allows a Sun to communicate with a Cray over the 100 mbit Cray channel and act as a gateway. Supports TCP/IP. Driver is compatible with SunLink family. Requires FEI-3 VME channel adapter, available from Cray Research. HYPERchannel Interface Support for the connection of a Sun workstation CONSULT-HYPERCHANNEL to the HYPERchannel through an Ikon 10090 board plugged into the Sun and NSC A400 adapter. Enables a VMEbus based Sun workstation to serve as a HYPERchannel IP gateway to ethernet. HYPERchannel connected systems conforming to RFC 1044 can communicate with ethernet connected systems using the Internet Protocol (e.g. TCP/IP). RFC 1044 is NSC specification for IP communications over the HYPERchannel. Several systems conform to this RFC, including Cray, Vax (VMS and BSD), Silicon-Graphics and others. XNS networking software Kernel support for the XNS protocol; CONSULT-XNS targeted for experienced XNS hackers. Available ONLY for SunOS 3.2, 3.5, and SunOS 4.0. X.25 Uucp Support for Uucp to run on X.25 Lines. CONSULT-X25UUCP This special supports the f-protocol of PC-NFS Token Ring Driver PC-NFS link-layer driver for all token ring CONSULT-TOKENPC adapters currently marketed by IBM for ATbus and MicroChannel bus personal computers. The driver is a fully functional PC-NFS link-layer driver which integrates into PC-NFS exactly like the currently supported ethernet drivers. It enables PC-NFS clients to "share the wire" with other IEEE 802.5 devices. TCP/IP, ARP and RARP are all supported. VMEbus Token Ring Driver UNIX network driver for the Proteon p1543 4M-bit CONSULT-TOKENVME token ring VMEbus adapter board. Enables Sun workstations to "share the wire" with other IEEE 802.5 devices. The driver makes the token ring adapter appear to the operating system as yet another ethernet device. TCP/IP, ARP, RARP, and routing are all supported. Supports multiple boards and may coexist in the same backplane with multiple ethernet boards. Interfaces ---------- Ikon Parallel Interface UNIX device driver for the IKON model CONSULT-IKON88 10088 VMEbus interface board. Supports both Versatec and Centronics-compatible printers and plotters. High-speed serial driver High-speed line discipline / STREAMS CONSULT-HSPEED module (kernel driver) for up to 38.4 Kbps input on the Sun serial ports. Generic DR11-W driver The DR11-W interface is highly programmable; CONSULT-DR11W most applications require a custom device driver. This driver provides a suite of ioctl calls that allow a user-level application to program the Ikon 10084, 10089 or 10077 DR11-W interface board. SCSI Driver Starter Kit Starter kit for scsi drivers. Includes CONSULT-SIP a "How-to" manual and sample skeleton code. The sample code provides a head start to writing an actual SCSI driver. Print filters ------------- HP Laserjet Print Filters Intelligent HP LaserJet print filters CONSULT-HPLJET providing extended access to the capabilitites of the printer. Consists of text and graphic filters with command line ability to set page size, orientation, fonts and feed mode for text and density, orientation (supports software rotation), centering, and inverting of standard raster images. Includes source, utilities for partial screndumps, manual pages for all programs and sample printcaps. SCSI peripherals ---------------- Multiple SCSI host adaptors Software support for addition VME SCSI CONSULT-MULTISCSI host adaptors. This special will not be upgraded to 4.0 because it will no longer be needed in that release. (This special used to be called CONSULT-SCSI2) Optimem 1000 driver SCSI driver for the Optimem 1000 write-once CONSULT-OPTIMEM optical disk subsystem. Raw disk support only -- no file system. Hitachi optical driver SCSI driver for the Hitachi OD301-1 write-once CONSULT-HITACHI optical disk subsystem. Raw disk support only -- no file system. Floppy disk driver SCSI driver for an IBM PC compatible floppy CONSULT-FLOPPY disk drive and file system support for a Unix (4.2 BSD) file system. This drivber is compatible with SMS 5000 model floppy drives. File Systems ------------ MS-DOS file system SCSI driver for an IBM PC compatible floppy CONSULT-DOSVFS disk drive and file system support for MS-DOS file system. High Sierra File System SCSI driver for CD-ROM driver and file system CONSULT-HSFS Support for High Sierra or ISO-9660 format. Read-only access - no mastering capability. This special replaces the former consulting special CONSULT-CDROM. This driver has been tested on Toshiba XM-2100, XM-3101 and XM-3201 as well as Sony CDU 6100 series drives. Input / output devices ---------------------- GTCo Tablet drivers Three line disciplines / STREAMS modules CONSULT-GTCO (kernel drivers) for the GTCo Micro Digipad digitizing tablet. One driver provides fast, buffered access to tablet data; another allows the tablet to replace the Sun mouse; the third allows the digitizer to be a SunView input device in addition to the mouse. Summagraphics Tablet drivers CONSULT_SUMMA Each line disipline emits absolute coordinates in the form of VUID mouse events for SunView consumption. Microgrid II Series and BitPad II Series also send an out of proximity event to the user. All three line disiplines also can be used to send ascii non-SunView event data back to individual user applications. Each line discipline supports modification to the scaling factor via ioctl(2) system call. This allows users to scale different size tablets and modify resolutions to meet their needs. Analog input driver Driver for the 12-bit MPV952 A/D boards CONSULT-BBAD by Burr-Brown. Input can be multiplexed through as many as 8 data acquisition channels. Analog output driver Driver for the 12-bit MPV954 DAC board by CONSULT-BBDA Burr-Brown. The board provides up to 8 channels of analog output. Utilities --------- Tape copying utility Copies tapes with arbitrary numbers of files CONSULT-TPUTIL with arbitrary blocking factors. Good for reproducing SunOS boot tapes. Disk Purge Purges data from a disk. Good for low to CONSULT-DPURGE medium security applications. Also available as a user level program for Sun3/4 under SunOS 4.0. This special will become obsolete with SunOS 4.0.3. dbxWorks An enhanced version of dbx which provides CONSULT-DBXWORKS source-level cross-debugging with Wind River Systems's VxWorks real-time executive. This replaces the standard dbx, and can be used for local debugging as well. Dbxtool can also be used with this modified dbx. CCITT (de)compression Library routines that perform CCITT groups CONSULT-FAXCOMP III & IV compression and decompression. These are the types of compression used by FAX machines. Enhanced pctool Enhanced version of pctool which extend the CONSULT-EPCTOOL COM ports, allowing them to be defined as tty ports, UNIX files, or sockets. Allows configuration of tty ports as raw or high-speed to allow connections with commercial data feeds. Allows specification of user defined fonts. User must have already installed the standard pctool (version 1.1 or 1.2). Color VT100 Terminal Emulator Enhanced version of SunLink TE100 which adds CONSULT-TE100C color attributes to the emulation. Eight colors are user defined and supported in any foreground/background combination accessed by the user through additional control sequences. The special also includes a color selection utility. This special may only be run on machines licensed for standard SunLink TE100. Automatic Network Disk Dump A SunView window-based application which CONSULT-AUTODUMP enables a systems administrator on a large site to plan and perform nightly dumps of file system partitions from several work- stations to a single medium. The history of all dumps is recorded in a single file. It is primarily intended for usage with a high capacity storage medium such as the Exabyte 8mm video cassette shoebox. Fax Modem Tools SunView applications and a daemon which allow CONSULT-FAXTOOLS reception, transmission, viewing, printing and saving of facsimiles on Sun workstations. Includes tools that allow composition of faxes from transmission. Currently able to transmit text files, raster files, and saved fax documents. Scanner control and image processing CONSULT-SCANTOOL A SunView window-based application which provides image capture and archive capabilities using either the Eikonix 850/1412 series camera or the Sharp JX-450 color scanner. Designed for use on Sun workstations with color or grey-scale frame buffers, and interfaced to the Sun through a National Instruments IEEE-488 to VME interface, Scantool provides a straight- forward Sunview based user interface.