| 21. | The new Tymnet " Engine " software was used on both the Supervisor machines and on the nodes.
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| 22. | They used Tandem computers connected to a high speed data link using Tymnet as the connection and translation medium.
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| 23. | Researchers using modems or Tymnet could access the PIR to look up sequence information or add to the collection.
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| 24. | Access was via local dial-in or for additional hourly charges, the Tymnet X . 25 network.
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| 25. | Up to 10 old-style Tymnet Engines were replaced by a single Sparc node in the network switching centers.
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| 26. | Tymshare sold a copy of the Tymnet network software to TRW, who created their own private network, TRWNET.
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| 27. | Connections to PlayNet were made by modems at 300 baud via X . 25 providers such as Tymnet and Telenet.
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| 28. | Tymnet usage statistics showed AOL's call capacity was greater than its maximum volume for the duration of the event.
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| 29. | Funding for this project was at a minimum but the Tymnet engineers believed it was a superior method and proceeded anyway.
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| 30. | After the migration to the Tymnet Engine, they started developing Tymnet accounting and other support software on the PDP-10.
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