Hobbyist DECnet Network - Update - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

17 Dec 2005

 --- On Sat 12/17, Robert Armstrong < bob at jfcl.com > wrote:
From: Robert Armstrong [mailto: bob at jfcl.com]
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 09:31:59 -0800
Subject: RE: Hobbyist DECnet Network - Update

...
  What DEC OS's support DecNet?  Pretty much all of
them, although some better than others.  VMS, RSX,TOPS-10, TOPS-20, RSTS/E all had DECnet,
and even RT-11 had some limitedsupport.  There was an experimental DECnet for OS/8 (really
for RTS/8) but Idon't think it was ever finished.>Will BSD support DecNet?  BSD is
not a DEC OS.  Sorry :-)  Ultrix-32 had DECnet, but I don't know ifUltrix-11 ever did.
 Maybe somebody else knows?  Linux even has DECnet, but of course that won't run on
your -11.  You can always get a VAX or Alpha workstation - many of them are prettycheap
these days. ---------------------------
I have too many systems here as it is.  I don't plan on adding
any more.  :)  I have a Linux box, but I would prefer to run something
like this on a real 11.  Any options for software I can legally use?
  Tim

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