30 Jun
2020
30 Jun
'20
6:54 p.m.
On Jun 30, 2020, at 11:21 AM, Johnny Billquist <bqt
at softjar.se> wrote:
...
OBJECTS is a system dependent entity. And if LINKS means logical links (DECnet virtual
circuits) then the same is true there. RSTS has both. But they are implemented by
system-dependent commands, so they don't work across operating systems. Unfortunately
NCP didn't think of having OS-dependent entities, the way EVTLOG does -- that would
have allowed other OSs to interpret things by adding the OS-specific knowledge.
paul
New programs:
NML2
New implementation of the Network Management Listener. Supports SUMMARY, STATUS
and CHARACTERISTICS for NODES, CIRCUITS and AREAS. It does not support LINKS
and OBJECTS which were in the old version but are system specific operations which
were only visible from DECnet-VMS systems.
Um. No. OBJECTS are also there in RSX. And I wonder if you mean LINES when you wrote
LINKS. And LINES are also in RSX. Not sure there are some other systems that also have
those types. But they are definitely not VMS only... And OBJECTS are actually rather
relevant everywhere, it's just not that all systems make them visible. I would say
it's actually nice and useful if they can be shown. LINES are also relevant, but it
does depend a little on the implementation.