Oh AIX can run DECNET? I might be able to procure one.. Sampsa On 12 Jul 2011, at 19:19, hvlems at zonnet.nl wrote: You must have been dying of boredom to start a hobby like that :-) To stay on topic (somewhat): why no RS/6000 under AIX? That platform can run DECnet at least. I'm not so sure about the AS/400, only had to deal with it once so far. IP, not a DECnet problem IIRC. Hans Verzonden vanaf mijn draadloze BlackBerry -toestel -----Original Message----- From: Sampsa Laine <sampsa at mac.com> Sender: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:00:59 To: <hecnet at Update.UU.SE> Reply-To: hecnet at Update.UU.SESubject: [HECnet] Towards the Mouth of Madness.... So with my long, non-billing Sunday afternoons giving me ideas, I've started to ponder procuring a midrange IBM box, say an AS/400. How much do these things cost (like say a 93 vintage), weigh and dissipate heat? Also, how do you hook them up? Sampsa