https://archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1989-10/page/n65/mode/1up?q=Media+Cybernetics+8514&view=theater

Networking at 200 Megabits Per Second

The Baytec 2000 is a SCSI-based computer network its developer claims
can flash data from port to port at rates up to 200 megabits per second.

This advantage is due to its SCSI connections, Baytec says, which
transfer data in 64Kbyte packets. At the cabling level, Baytec uses
AMD's 125 taxi chip set, which supports coaxial, twisted-pair, and
optical-fiber cabling.

The idea behind the Baytec 2000 network is simple. Instead of a complex
array of network hardware and software, each computer or workstation on
a Baytec network is outfitted with a SCSI port, complete with device
driver. The nodes are daisychained, seven at a time, and plugged into a
cable interface; up to eight interfaces can connect to each server, for
a total of 56 users per server; and multiple servers can be linked together.

Installation is a matter of installing the appropriate SCSI interface,
attaching a node controller, and adding the driver to the computer's
operating system (an MS-DOS .SYS file, a Mac resource in the System
file, or a workstation's Unix driver) .

Within each base server is a 65816-the same processor that's in the
Apple IIGS, and the 16-bit successor to the venerable 6502 that has
powered Apple IIs for more than a decade.

Price: Base server unit,
$ 17,000; each node interface, $500.
Contact: Baytec Inc., 32425 Schoolcraft Rd., Livonia, MI
48150; (313) 427-1250.

https://archive.org/details/sim_computerworld_1989-06-12_23_24/page/54/mode/1up

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BY PATRICIA KEEFE CW STAFF

LIVONIA, Mich. — Baytec, Inc. recently introduced a small computer
systems interface-based hardware platform that the firm claims is the
first network not to require an operating system.

Essentially a server and gateway in one, the Baytec 2000 has so far
attracted users who need massive data storage and extremely high-speed
data transfer — often between incompatible computer systems — but do not
want the hassle of managing a full-blown network.

The system reportedly can reach speeds up to 200M bit/ min., depending
on the type of cabling used and the distance involved. Pricing starts at
$16,995 per server, and node interfaces are $495.

“This really is a different animal” from conventional networks, said
Robert Kniskern, president of Adaptive Micro-Ware, Inc. in Fort Wayne,
Ind. An early user, Kniskern described the Baytec 2000 as an intelligent
I/O manager. “Once a connection is established, as far as the PC user is
concerned, he has a direct line” to whatever he is communicating with,
he said.

Kniskern said the Baytec concept reflects a similar trend in the
minicomputer arena. “Instead of adding another disk drive to the VAX,
users are adding intelligent managers instead,” he said.

The computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) industry, with its
huge files and heavy processing demands, is the initial target market.
CAD is both very data- and memory-intensive, and most network operating
systems take up a significant amount of random-access memory, Kniskern
explained. “‘We’d asked for as fast as possible speed for data
throughput to receive and send files.”

“With our system, by transferring the overhead off the desktop and out
into an active switching device, it really frees up the direct memory
access and hardware.”

Kniskern singled out systems that have a heavy database access
requirement as prime candidates for the Baytec 2000. He noted the
airline reservation industry, which typically has a lot of interaction
between intelligent nodes from different companies using different file
formats and trying to access the same database system. “In that
situation, the network has to be very interactive,”’ Kniskern said.

The Baytec 2000 requires attached systems to support the SCSI. If the
users don’t have it, Baytec will supply it, said Baytec President John
Strunk. Also required is support for one of Baytec’s operating system
drivers, which include ones for DOS, Unix, Xenix and Apple Computer,
Inc.’s Macintosh system.

Baytec’s box acts as a gateway linking workstations and personal
computers to minicomputers and mainframes, as well as local- and
wide-area networks. Software independence eliminates the need for
upgrades to keep up with changes in workstation or host operating
systems. The system is completely Open Systems Interconnect compatible,
Baytec added.

Up to 9G bytes of 8-in. disk capacity enable users to store data
centrally or pass it on to another node on the system.

The server supports up to 54 users, and base units reportedly can be
daisy chained to support up to 3,000 nodes. A high-speed multimedia
cable interface supports dual coaxial, fiber-optic and twisted-pair
wire. Other features include a high-capacity printer and plotter spooler
and tape-backup systems, system management and data access control
utilities.

The need for programming expertise or user training is minimal, Baytec
claimed, since setup, password security and data access controls are
menu-driven. Installation is said to be similar to installing an
external disk drive.

https://archive.org/details/networkworld618unse/page/17/mode/1up?q=%22baytec+2000%22

Nice graphic.

The Baytec 2000 is a parallel processor with a 22-slot SCSI backplane
that can accommodate as many as eight SCSI controllers. Each of the
controllers can support seven workstations equipped with SCSI ports.

Workstations are attached using a multimedia adapter unit and
dual-coaxial, fiber-optic or twisted-pair cable. The workstation views
the net as an SCSI-compatible device and is about as easy to install as
an external disk drive.

Don't get too pumped up, "multi media" means Co-ax, fiber, or TP. Just a
media adapter.

Louis Ohland wrote:
> multimedia adapter unit and dual-coaxial, fiber-optic or twisted-pair cable

Not seeing any articles on the Baytec 2000 past 1989. Story of my life.

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