Cisco Systems Inc, Menlo Park, California, the company that, along with Hewlett-Packard, installed the network at San Francisco’s Moscone Centre for UniForum in March, has introduced a network device, which is claimed to combine multi-protocol internetwork routing and TCP/IP terminal service. As well as TCP/IP, TRouter provides support for AppleTalk, DECnet, Xerox XNS and X25 protocol en-vironments and up to 16 asynchronous devices. TRouter uses Cisco’s multi-port communications interface board which supports two Ethernet networks or two serial ports, or one of each. It is intended to give small workgroups access to local and wide area networks, plus support for modems, printers and micros – without the need for a terminal server and router. TRouter combines a 68020 processor board, Cisco’s interface board, a 16 line asynchronous communication board, and a 32Kb memory board. Prices start at $13,675.
