4DLT™ is a Silicon Graphics' implementation of Local Area Transport (LAT™), network protocols originally developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC™) that optimize communications between terminal users and network hosts. 4DLT enables Silicon Graphics workstations to participate in a LAT network.
4DLT software performs LAT terminal server functions in a Silicon Graphics workstation, allowing a user to connect to the LAT network from his or her workstation. 4DLT software also enables a Silicon Graphics workstation to supply its resources to other LAT network users.
The 4DLT User's Guide explains how to use 4DLT software to connect to LAT network nodes and use the services they offer. The audience for the 4DLT User's Guide are IRIS users who need to access LAT network resources from their workstations. This guide assumes readers are new to LAT but have experience with resource sharing on networked systems.
The 4DLT User's Guide is organized into these chapters:
| Chapter 1, “Notes to New Users,” |
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| Chapter 2, “Starting Work with 4DLT,” |
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| Chapter 3, “Using SLAT Commands,” |
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This document uses the standard UNIX® convention when referring to entries in IRIX manual pages. The entry name is followed by a section number in parentheses. For example, cc(1) refers to the cc manual entry in Section 1 of the IRIX manual pages.
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In addition to the User's Guide, 4DLT documentation consists of the 4DLT Release Notes, which contain technical notes and installation instructions for 4DLT; and the 4DLT Administrator's Guide, which contains instructions for configuring and managing 4DLT.
For additional introductory information on LAT, see LAT Network Concepts, published by DEC.