I have a question concerning Data Access Language (DAL) and TCP/IP. With the DAL for VM solution, I normally would have a 3278 emulation terminal with a coax connection to the cluster controller-FEP-host.
If on the 802.3 backbone we had IBM mainframes and access to them via TN3278 (either NCSA's or Intercon's product), would DAL in the Macintosh connected via LocalTalk to a FastPath 4 or GatorBox work in this case? The IBM host would have to be running all of the proper software, and again, the 802.3 cable can only have IP packets on it.
Dal supports TCP/IP access via Mac TCP to a VM DAL server as of release 1.3.