[HECnet] Multinet alternatives ...

[Robert Armstrong]

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From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Paul Koning
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 6:53 AM
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Subject: Re: [HECnet] Multinet alternatives ...



> Paul Koning [paulkoning at comcast.net] wrote:

>There was, but I think Python recently dropped VMS support due to lack of a maintainer.

  Dropped VMS or dropped VAX?  There was a Python for AXP (although I don't know if it's still supported) but I don't think there was for VAX.

  How do people who use your router typically run it?  Do they run it on Linux?  

>TOPS-10 is Phase IV, right?  Any of the common DECnet implementations should talk to that.

  TOPS-10 v7.04 (or maybe 7.05) is Phase IV.  That's good news - I've wanted to set up a TOPS-10 simulation, but running a simh780 just to route DECnet for the DMR on TOPS-10 was not attractive.

  I'd rather have TOPS-20 but as you say TOPS-20 on simh with networking is not very practical.

Bob