Token Ring Network: Model 5 Capabilities for Macintosh

I have an IBM 3090 and a 3x74 controller with a Token Ring Interface Coupler (TIC). Attached to the TIC is a Compaq AT serving as a dedicated gateway. The gateway machine contains a Token Ring card and is running IBM's Token Ring support driver, Novell NetBIOS, and Attachmate Extra! 3270 Gateway software.

The gateway also contains a 3COM Ethernet card for attaching Ethernet workstations. I want to attach Macintosh computers to this network, but I need to have the Model 5 extended attributes and DFT capabilities. Attachmate currently does not have a solution for this.

Is there a way to attach Macintosh computers to this network and get these capabilities through their gateway (as with the Internet Router), or should I use something like a Netway 1000?
We are not sure which network you want to attach the Macintosh computers to. If you connect the Macintosh computers to the Token Ring network, MacDFT over the TokenTalk NB Card is a solution for you. It supports Model 5 capabilities with all the extended attributes you mentioned.

As of July 1989, we don't know of a terminal emulation solution for attaching your Macintosh computers directly to the Ethernet network. The Netway 1000 supports only LocalTalk cabling.
Published Date: Feb 18, 2012