[HECnet] DECnet for DOS / Rainbow documentation?
Vladimir Machulsky
xdelta at meta.ua
Thu Nov 8 01:05:47 PST 2018
I have something seemingly as DecNet 1.0 for Rainbow.
http://rgho.st/8zMgVgs96
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf
> Of Nigel Williams
> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2018 8:29 AM
> To: hecnet at update.uu.se
> Subject: Re: [HECnet] DECnet for DOS / Rainbow documentation?
>
> I tracked down Dave Mitton who was the team lead on DECnet for DOS and
> later VAXmate version and Pathworks after that.
>
> Dave made the following comment:
>
> "The Rainbow BIOS was very different than an IBM PC type BIOS, so
> there was additional code to keep that straight. Also the Rainbow's
> serial adapter was different (and better!) than the PCs." - so we are
> looking for DEC Rainbow specific versions of DECnet.
>
> My request is as before if anyone has a copy of DECnet for Rainbow 1.1
> I would be glad to get a copy.
>
> thanks.
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