[HECnet] New Digital Unix node TIGER on HECnet

[Mark Wickens]

I have the SPL for Ultrix, some licences (not sure about the base OS license) and am shortly picking up a VS3100 that will run it. Always fancied the idea of Unix on a VAX, so will definitely give it a whirl - even better to get it connected to HECnet - another one off the list!

So I may be calling on the group of a couple of missing jigsaw pieces.

RE: VAXstation 4000/VLC - when I tried to do development on the box or display remote decterms it was pretty slow, even with 24MB. Also, you must have different/newer fans in yours   - mine make a hell of a racket! It is also unstable, crashing after 24 hours or so, which is why it got replaced with the 4000/60 then upgraded to the 4000/90.

Having said *all* that, if I could get hold of a stable motherboard I'd like to make a suitcase VAX - the motherboard is diminutive - and a replacement, modern power supply would be about the same size as a 1" high 3.5 HD.

Regards, Mark

Johnny Billquist wrote:
Steve Davidson wrote:
I have an ULTRIX kit, but no license.   I also have Digital UNIX but again no
license.   I do not have DECnet for either - sorry.

Ah. Too bad. The kits I have too. And license (well, for Ultrix atleast).
But no kit for DECnet.

I am working on getting a PRO-380 (RT-11) w/DECnet to talk to HECnet.   The
DECNA has died a horrible death but the com port may be a possibility.

Wish I had a DECNA. By PRO-380 is connected to HECnet using the comm port, but that machine is running P/OS. (BEA::)

      Johnny


-Steve

Mark Wickens wrote:
Folks

I've just finished configuring my Alphaserver 300 4/266 running Digital
Unix 4.0G to be on HECnet via DECNET/OSI basic configuration. I don't
know whether there are other Digital Unix systems out there! The new
node is 1.258, TIGER, requiring a node list update to find.

Next step is to install the Mailbus 400 SMTP Gateway...
Nice!

Does anyone have DECnet for Ultrix around? I have Ultrix 4.5 here, but
no DECnet... :-)

Known OSes on HECnet:

RSX
VMS
P/OS
TOPS-20
RSTS/E
OSF/1
Linux
Windows

Missing (as far as I know):
Ultrix
TOPS-10 (could it even connect to DECnet?)
RT-11
RTS/8 (doubtful if possible, supposedly only supported phase II)
(MAC)
(SUN/OS)
(Genera)

      Johnny

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Johnny Billquist                                   || "I'm on a bus
                                                                    ||   on a psychedelic trip
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