[HECnet] DECnet on 4.3BSD/TOPS-20 and other questions

[Cory Smelosky]

On 23 Oct 2012, at 11:29, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:

On 10/22/2012 04:06 PM, Cory Smelosky wrote:
Was anyone ever crazy enough to try to implement any DECnet bits for
4.3BSD?

Nope, not outside of Ultrix.   I wonder if the sources ever escaped DEC.

Wait, I have the source code to Ultrix 4.2a.   I wonder if it's in there.

Hmm, I wonder as well.


Also, it's probably better I mention connecting here so all the crazy
solutions get mentioned. Dynamic IP, located in Ohio, US. I have
several spare UNIX systems to run a bridge on, and I would prefer to
get several systems connected (what area should I use? I'll get back
with node names   once I figure out how to change them in RSTS/E and
TOPS-20) I'm not very good with using emacs, maybe I should just
stick with a more basic editor. Or find a better terminal emulator   I
don't have any real DEC terminals or any real DEC hardware   yet.

Where in Ohio?   I'm in western PA, just a hair northeast of Pittsburgh.

Near Columbus.


I can hook you up with some hardware.   I have, erm, a bit of a surplus
at the moment.

What do you have as surplus?


                      -Dave

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA