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DMC(4)  —  UNIX 3.0

NAME

dmc − communications link with built-in DDCMP protocol

DESCRIPTION

The DMC11 allows local connection of PDP-11 systems over high-speed (1Mb or 56kb) links and remote connection over leased (up to 19.2kb) or dial-up (up to 4,800b) lines.  It implements in hardware the DDCMP data-link protocol, which includes error control.  This driver handles two DMC11 devices. 

FILES

/dev/dmc

BUGS

There are quite a few bugs in the DEC microcode for the different versions of the DMC11. 

May 16, 1980

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