[HECnet] New Face

On 06/14/2012 09:34 PM, Tony Blews wrote: I've just joined the list. Welcome! I'm Tony, and I worked with VMS and Ultrix boxes and DECnet back in the late 80s/early 90s. I'm currently running an emulated MicroVAX with OpenVMS 7.3 on a single board computer the size of a cigarette pack (The Raspberry Pi). Having played about with TCP/IP and getting the webserver running, I thought it might be a nice idea to get DECnet up. Sure, I could just set up a local one within the house to connect various emulations, but that just seems too easy. So, my questions: 1. Is HECnet still active? Oh yes! 2. Can I add my "machine"? Of course! I just brought my network online a few weeks ago. We're having fun! 3. Can it be called "PIVAX"? I believe this has already been addressed...no fistfights, please. ;) I already have a separate Linux box running (the house file server), so installing the bridge software isn't a problem. Sounds like my kind of geek. Have fun! I've got an Alpha running VMS online all the time, and I occasionally have some VAXen and PDP-11s running, and am working on a PDP-10. All real hardware, but I'll probably be putting up an emulated PDP-11 and PDP-10 full-time soon. -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA