9 Dec
2005
9 Dec
'05
5:34 p.m.
Frankly, I'm not sure how well this would end up working... Maybe I'm
just bitter because the last "alter-net" I participated in (the C-64
Q-Link and BBS revival) never really got very strong. Still, the DEC
community might be able to support a small network. You never know.
9 Dec
9 Dec
6:55 p.m.
On 12/9/05 5:34 PM, "Madcrow Maxwell" <madcrow.maxwell at gmail.com>
wrote:
Frankly, I'm not sure how well this would end up
working... Maybe I'm
just bitter because the last "alter-net" I participated in (the C-64
Q-Link and BBS revival) never really got very strong. Still, the DEC
community might be able to support a small network. You never know.
Myself, I have an unreliable internet connection (It goes down every XX
hours - somewhere in the double digits, I'm thinking it's about 16, never
timed), but I finally found my copy of OpenVMS 7.3-1 for my DEC, and I'd be
happy to participate in something like this.... Now I just need to figure
out how to work the damn thing :)
7:42 p.m.
New subject: Q-Link (Re: A Hobbyist DECnet Network)
At 5:34 PM -0500 12/9/05, Madcrow Maxwell wrote:
Frankly, I'm not sure how well this would end up
working... Maybe I'm
just bitter because the last "alter-net" I participated in (the C-64
Q-Link and BBS revival) never really got very strong. Still, the DEC
community might be able to support a small network. You never know.
Don't tell me that the Q-Link revival has died! I just pulled the
hardware to access that at the same time I pulled three VAXen (though
I'm only goign to use one for the Hobbyist DECnet).
Zane
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11 Dec
11 Dec
11:38 p.m.
Madcrow Maxwell wrote:
Frankly, I'm not sure how well this would end up
working... Maybe I'm
just bitter because the last "alter-net" I participated in (the C-64
Q-Link and BBS revival) never really got very strong. Still, the DEC
community might be able to support a small network. You never know.
I would not be bitter. Q-Link is still going, though it has slumped
post Nov 5th. This is understandable, as I have not had much time to
devote to it, and the main goal was to be up and operational for the
20th Anniversary. Truly, it needs more work to be a self supporting
community.
Still, people who are early adopters of stuff like Q-Link need to take a
long view of participation. I suspect it will be 6 months before Q-Link
starts to support itself with a steady stream of people.
jim
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15 Dec
15 Dec
9:59 p.m.
FYI, this is now live, anyone interested should probably head over to
the HECnet mailing list.
Zane
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