Abstract: Communication between personal computers and other computers is a rapidly developing area of computing. The paper provides an overview of the many alternatives currently available for implementing communications on personal computers. The techniques covered include asynchronous and synchronous techniques, terminal emulations, workstation replacement, disc emulators, data concentrators and techniques peculiar to personal computers themselves. Consideration is also given to some of the advantages and disadvantages of each technique, the problems of using imported personal computer software and hardware, and of attaching personal computers to British Telecom lines. The likely factors affecting the future development of personal computer communications are also discussed.
Publication Year: 1985
Publication Date: 1985-04-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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