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Character-based networks are orientated around unintelligent terminals and centralised computer systems. The simple message-based systems covered in this chapter involve more intelligent terminals that are capable of more complex communication, but still involve the use of a central computer system. There are two types of device used mainly on message-based networks, these are ‘page mode’ VDUs and remote job entry stations. At the end of the chapter there is a brief discussion of distributed computing, which is a natural extension of this type of network.
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Cole, R. (1982). Simple Message-based Techniques. In: Computer Communications. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3915-2_5
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