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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 1990
Filed:
May. 20, 1988
Christopher R Bailey, Hollis, NH (US);
John R Mandile, Medford, MA (US);
Daniel G Peters, Nashua, NH (US);
James W Stonier, Tewksbury, MA (US);
Bull HN Information Systems Inc., Billerica, MA (US);
Abstract
In a data processing system having a plurality of remote terminals, possibly of several kinds, connected by a plurality of communications media, also possibly of several kinds, from which terminals users may run a plurality of application programs in the central processing unit (CPU) of the data processing system, the CPU is provided with a network terminal driver for regulating transmissions between the various application programs and the various types of terminals over the various types of communications media. Means are provided for specifying the characteristics of the various types of application programs, terminals, and communications media, and the network terminal drive is responsive to those means.