Labolink: An Optically Linked Laboratory Computer Network

Kyoto University has developed a laboratory computer network that demonstrates an easy yet versatile way of accessing several kinds of computers from a single, small-scale computer. Known as "Labolink,"
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the network is designed to support laboratory research and education. Unlike the RIG System, another university network reported on recently,
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Labolink required no modification of the existing operating system.