4 Feb
2014
4 Feb
'14
9:53 a.m.
On Feb 4, 2014, at 4:36 AM, Andrew K. Bressen <akb+lists.cctalk at mirror.to>
wrote:
Zane Healy <healyzh at aracnet.com> writes:
The DEC TCP/IP stack, in my experience, is a memory hog and
not entirely stable on VAX. DECNet, on the other hand, is
small and stable and supported on lots of other architectures
as well (PDP-10, PDP-11 among others).
I don't have loads of experience with any of the third-party
stacks (I don't have excessive experience with the DEC one
either, come to think of it). Perhaps they're nicer.
- Dave
Is there any sort of terminal software available
for Mac OS X that speaks DECnet or LAT?
I've spent the last couple days reviving my OpenVMS 8.3 and VAX/VMS 5.5-2 systems,
and would like to be able to access the VAX without having the Alpha online.
Is there some reason not put TCP/IP on the VAX?
(I just came across my manual for CMU/IP... ages ago I printed it and
put it in a grey DEC binder! Not sure I have media, though I do have
some pretty old Multinet media; no licenses, though perhaps a current
hobbyist one would work?)