Token Ring Adapter
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A fixed, 9600 bit/s bisync NJE link from Helsinki University of
Technology's VM/SP mainframe to the EARN network is set up via
Stockholm, thanks to a donation from IBM.
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The Finnish Unix User Group (FUUG) is founded and an official
Eunet-UUCP node is set up at Penetron in Helsinki.
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FUNET, acts as a trial customer for Telecom Finland, and tests
out a Datapak X.25 packet-switching network connecting
university computers at a speed of 4800 bit/s. Since nearly all
the universities had Digital Equipment Corporation computers,
DECNET was chosen as the network protocol. FUNET is accessible
by nearly all researchers, and offers users terminal
connections, data transfer and e-mail. Gateways also allow
e-mail to be sent to e-mail networks elsewhere in the world, if
you knew the address.
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Local telephone companies set up the Datatie data transmission
network to compete with Telecom Finland in remote access. The
network can be used to transmit data and faxes, but not speech.
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IBM releases its Token Ring local area network (4 Mbit/s).
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