30 Dec
2017
30 Dec
'17
7:30 p.m.
On Dec 30, 2017, at 10:09, Dave McGuire <mcguire at
neurotica.com> wrote:
I've still never used Windows, and at this point I doubt I ever
will.
Ok, now I'm really jealous. I've used Windows a lot more than I would have liked
to! :)
The only thing that I can say in direct response to
your questions is this: Are you aware that the X window system can, or
at least could, use DECnet as a transport?
I was unaware! Can that be done on plain old Phase IV? What sort of hardware and software
do I need to engage in that wonderful silliness?
My current plan is to have all of my old DECnet-native gear speaking only DECnet Phase IV,
with TCP/IP only set up on one simh-based VAX-11/785 emulation that I use as an always-on
HECnet presence, a bridge between DECnet and my modern machines, and possibly a DECnet
router (depending on how I end up connecting to HECnet).
--
Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x at nf6x.net>
http://www.nf6x.net/