[HECnet] TOPS-20 V4.1 DECnet

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2014-05-02 01:42, Cory Smelosky wrote:
On Fri, 2 May 2014, Johnny Billquist wrote:

On 2014-05-02 01:37, Cory Smelosky wrote:
Hello,

Is TOPS-20's DECnet stack Phase III or IV?   I'm trying to throw it in to
the rest of the stuff using a VMS VM.

TOPS-20 V4.1? That would be phase III only. If it even exists...


It exists for sure!

$INFORMATION (ABOUT) VERSION
  GSORG TOPS-20 V4.1 KS10, TOPS-20 Monitor 4.1(5471)
  TOPS-20 Command processor 5.1(1354)
  Program is OPR, version is 4(414)
$INFORMATION (ABOUT) DECNET
  Local DECNET node: TOPS20
  Accessible DECNET nodes are:     TOPS20

Ok. Cool. I seem to remember various issues and stuff with DECnet on a KS and TOPS-20, but I don't recall details.

Thanks.   I thought it was Phase III but wasn't sure.   Can Phase IV work
with Phase III?   There's some rule pertaining to that I forgot...

Yes, it can. The limitations are that phase III nodes can only talk with machines in the same area, and only machines with node numbers less than 256 (obviously).

	Johnny

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