[HECnet] Re: TOPS-10 and DECnet Progress Update

On Wed, 15 May 2013 09:13:28 -0000, you wrote: I have managed to get a working install of TOPS-10 7.04/7.05 in KLH-10 with DECnet and LAT! I have tested it from my VT420. Well done! :) You can test it too! SET HOST to MARLEY and LOGIN as 1,2 (no password yet...need to tweak that a bit). Let me know how it works for you! Note that SET HOST to TOPS-10 is quite sluggish because the CTERM protocol behind it is very VMS centric, so does not adapt very well to the TOPS-10 terminal output primitives. The best thing to do is to use the follwing for every connection to non VMS hosts: $ SET HOST /APP=R nodename This forces VMS to use the older RTERM protocol instead of CTERM, and you'll see a very noticeable improvement in response times. Even better than LAT. Unfortunately, RTERM on OpenVMS Alpha V8.3 (and above?) is broken and throws an ACCVIO fatal error even before trying a connection. :( I still have a long way to go, and I have NO IDEA if I can replicate this install ever again...I have saved a complete (857,360 line!) copy of the terminal output for future reference though! There is a section in SIG.MEM that explains very clearly and easily how to create a complete system backup on tape. Next comes either: getting this working in SIMH, or getting it working on a real KS10/KL10 (I can likely convert this setup to a KS10, too. I'd just need to consult the DECnet-10 manuals). Now if only I had a KS10...;)) The problem with Simh is that it emulates a KS10 CPU without Ethernet... :P HTH, G. P.S. To setup passwords or add users just RUN REACT.