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From: Bill Richter <wlr@furball.wellsfargo.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: DEC LAT terminal server and freebsd
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 11:07:09 -0800
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LAT is a licensed product from Digital.  
LAT doesn't like being sent over routers.
TCP/IP terminal servers are inexpensive and
a better choice than trying to run LAT on a 
non DEC box.

Nick Pikarsky wrote:
> 
> Help, we are converting from DECstation systems running ultrix to
> intell platform freebsd  systems. Unfortunately all the terminal
> servers in place are LAT and LAT only (not very new). We have no
> budget to replace them anytime soon, so I was wondering if anyone out
> there might no of a lat daemon for freebsd???