Editing Data General (section)

===Xodiac===
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In 1979, DG introduced their '''Xodiac''' networking system.<ref name="Eriksen1984">{{cite journal|last1=Eriksen|first1=Denise C.|title=A synopsis of present day practices concerning decision support systems|journal=Information & Management|volume=7|issue=5|year=1984|pages=243–252|issn=0378-7206|doi=10.1016/0378-7206(84)90048-X}}</ref>{{rp|247}} This was based on the [[X.25]] standard at the lower levels, and their own [[application layer]] protocols on top. Because it was based on X.25, remote sites could be linked together over commercial X.25 services like [[Telenet]] in the US or [[Datapac]] in Canada.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine= Computerworld |date=10 December 1979 |title=Networking that Works |page=23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oMrike0tBq8C&pg=PA23}}</ref> Data General software packages supporting Xodiac included [[Comprehensive Electronic Office]] (CEO).<ref name="Eriksen1984"/>{{rp|247}}

In June 1987, Data General announced its intention to replace Xodiac with the [[OSI protocols|Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) protocol suite]].<ref name="King1987">{{cite magazine | magazine =Network World |last=King |first=Julia |title=Data General: out to make money the connectivity way |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oxwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA1 |volume=4 |date=14 September 1987 |publisher=IDG |pages=1, 35–38, 40 |issn=0887-7661 |issue=37}}</ref>