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DECnet/DOS, was Re: [HECnet] DECnet and Windows NT?

by gregg.drwho8＠gmail.com

On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:42 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote: On 12/20/2012 10:33 PM, Cory Smelosky wrote: I've got PATHWORKS running on NT 4.0. You can basically CTERM out to other boxes and download files using a horrendous GUI to FAL. But it works nicely, does LAT too. Sampsa Fun! Where would I get it? ;) While you're at it, DECnet/DOS was really nice for the time. I believe (but am not certain, can anyone clarify?) that it is what grew into Pathworks. DEC made an 8-bit ISA Ethernet card, that also (inexplicably) had a port on it for one of the DEC "puck" mice. DECnet/DOS supported file transfers and CTERM, and I think LAT but I may be misremembering that part. I seem to recall it having worked pretty well. At the time, I was using it on my home network, which consisted of a MicroVAX-II, a VAXstation-2000, and a 16MHz 80286-based DOS machine, the latter of which was state of the art at the time. Does anyone have a copy of DECnet/DOS? I no longer do, at least not that I can find. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA Hello! If this card is the one who had strange ears and also worked in of all things an IBM PC/AT model 5160, then I believe I have it on floppy. Now this presupposes that I can find the blasted thing, and can convince the only machine I have who can read the blasted things, to allow me to stuff the binary blobs into a zip file then yes I can do that. This does not explain why there are four yetis outside your place drinking cheap booze and eating cheaper food. ----- Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."

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DECnet/DOS, was Re: [HECnet] DECnet and Windows NT?

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

On 12/20/2012 10:33 PM, Cory Smelosky wrote: I've got PATHWORKS running on NT 4.0. You can basically CTERM out to other boxes and download files using a horrendous GUI to FAL. But it works nicely, does LAT too. Sampsa Fun! Where would I get it? ;) While you're at it, DECnet/DOS was really nice for the time. I believe (but am not certain, can anyone clarify?) that it is what grew into Pathworks. DEC made an 8-bit ISA Ethernet card, that also (inexplicably) had a port on it for one of the DEC "puck" mice. DECnet/DOS supported file transfers and CTERM, and I think LAT but I may be misremembering that part. I seem to recall it having worked pretty well. At the time, I was using it on my home network, which consisted of a MicroVAX-II, a VAXstation-2000, and a 16MHz 80286-based DOS machine, the latter of which was state of the art at the time. Does anyone have a copy of DECnet/DOS? I no longer do, at least not that I can find. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA

12 years, 5 months

DECnet and Windows NT?

by gregg.drwho8＠gmail.com

On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:33 PM, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote: On 20 Dec 2012, at 22:32, sampsa at mac.com wrote: I've got PATHWORKS running on NT 4.0. You can basically CTERM out to other boxes and download files using a horrendous GUI to FAL. But it works nicely, does LAT too. Sampsa Fun! Where would I get it? ;) On 21 Dec 2012, at 05:15, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote: Hello everyone! It's one of those weird nights where i'm playing with my NT 4 domain again and a question occurred to me: can I do anything with DECnet and NT 4.0? What software would I need and where would I get it? ;) Google seems to mention Pathworks, but I can't find /too/ much information on it. Hello! Hmmmm. Sampsa it seems you are wanted. Incidentally the annoying entities outside your area have left citing the fact that they do not work on Fridays. ----- Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."

12 years, 5 months

DECnet and Windows NT?

by b4＠gewt.net

On 20 Dec 2012, at 22:32, sampsa at mac.com wrote: I've got PATHWORKS running on NT 4.0. You can basically CTERM out to other boxes and download files using a horrendous GUI to FAL. But it works nicely, does LAT too. Sampsa Fun! Where would I get it? ;) On 21 Dec 2012, at 05:15, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote: Hello everyone! It's one of those weird nights where i'm playing with my NT 4 domain again and a question occurred to me: can I do anything with DECnet and NT 4.0? What software would I need and where would I get it? ;) Google seems to mention Pathworks, but I can't find /too/ much information on it.

12 years, 5 months

DECnet and Windows NT?

by sampsa＠mac.com

I've got PATHWORKS running on NT 4.0. You can basically CTERM out to other boxes and download files using a horrendous GUI to FAL. But it works nicely, does LAT too. Sampsa On 21 Dec 2012, at 05:15, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote: Hello everyone! It's one of those weird nights where i'm playing with my NT 4 domain again and a question occurred to me: can I do anything with DECnet and NT 4.0? What software would I need and where would I get it? ;) Google seems to mention Pathworks, but I can't find /too/ much information on it.

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Totally off-topic: Free Data General MiniNova

by gregg.drwho8＠gmail.com

On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:09 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote: Yes please! -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA On Dec 20, 2012, at 9:55 PM, sampsa at mac.com wrote: Any of you guys interested? Chap I know has one sitting in a garage (last booted in 2004) in Ohio... Sampsa Hello! Incidentally gang if any of you are interested in the references, please take a look at "Soul of a new machine". The book tells the amazing story of the birth of the 32 bit machines at DG. There's the mention of a machine along the lines of what you've described participating in the debugging of the new fellows. ----- Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8 at gmail.com "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."

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Totally off-topic: Free Data General MiniNova

by fcoffey＠misernet.net

On Fri, 21 Dec 2012, sampsa at mac.com wrote: Any of you guys interested? Chap I know has one sitting in a garage (last booted in 2004) in Ohio... How big is this thing? I'm about 2-2.5 hours from Sherrodsville. Fred

12 years, 5 months

DECnet and Windows NT?

by b4＠gewt.net

Hello everyone! It's one of those weird nights where i'm playing with my NT 4 domain again and a question occurred to me: can I do anything with DECnet and NT 4.0? What software would I need and where would I get it? ;) Google seems to mention Pathworks, but I can't find /too/ much information on it.

12 years, 5 months

Totally off-topic: Free Data General MiniNova

by mcguire＠neurotica.com

Yes please! -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA On Dec 20, 2012, at 9:55 PM, sampsa at mac.com wrote: Any of you guys interested? Chap I know has one sitting in a garage (last booted in 2004) in Ohio... Sampsa

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Totally off-topic: Free Data General MiniNova

by sampsa＠mac.com

Correction: Sherrodsville, OH Sampsa On 21 Dec 2012, at 04:57, sampsa at mac.com wrote: I believe Lancaster.. Sampsa On 21 Dec 2012, at 04:56, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote: On 20 Dec 2012, at 21:55, sampsa at mac.com wrote: Any of you guys interested? Chap I know has one sitting in a garage (last booted in 2004) in Ohio Where in Ohio? Sampsa

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