20 Oct
2000
20 Oct
'00
12:52 p.m.
And someone is going to acquire this hardware for
posterity I assume??
Doubtful... this was a military machine, and although it didn't handle
classified data, they didn't grant accounts to outsiders, which even
the NSA did with the DOCKMASTER system until it was decomissioned in
1998.
But maybe if someone with deep enough pockets and good Canadian
connections tries, who knows what might be possible...
-dq
20 Oct
20 Oct
1:05 p.m.
On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Douglas Quebbeman wrote:
Canadian military? That's like the Boy Scouts here in the US :) I'm sure
they don't have very many interesting secrets to keep.
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And someone is
going to acquire this hardware for posterity I assume??
Doubtful... this was a military machine, and although it didn't handle
classified data, they didn't grant accounts to outsiders, which even
the NSA did with the DOCKMASTER system until it was decomissioned in
1998. 
3:29 p.m.
Sellam Ismail wrote:
Canadian military? That's like the Boy Scouts
here in the US :) I'm sure
they don't have very many interesting secrets to keep.
I suppose that's the price we pay for having a government that doesn't
spy on us all that much.
Somehow, I have the urge to read books about the outcome of the War of
1812.
<ducking>
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Tim Harrison
Network Engineer
harrison(a)timharrison.com
http://www.networklevel.com/
1:20 p.m.
Douglas Quebbeman wrote:
Doubtful... this was a military machine, and although
it didn't handle
classified data, they didn't grant accounts to outsiders, which even
the NSA did with the DOCKMASTER system until it was decomissioned in
1998.
Considering my oft-lamented PDP is from the Canadian Department of
National Defence, I'm sure it's possible. It was part of the
engineering corps at CFB London, and was definitely not handling
classified material.
But maybe if someone with deep enough pockets and good
Canadian
connections tries, who knows what might be possible...
Just asking them might not be a bad plan. I'm willing to bet there are
a lot of people who worked on this thing that would prefer not to see it
scrapped, and would love to hear from someone willing to take it off the
government's hands. :)
I wish I could do it. :)
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Tim Harrison
Network Engineer
harrison(a)timharrison.com
http://www.networklevel.com/
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