[Simh] VMS/VDE: Almost there

[Paul Koning]

> On Oct 6, 2015, at 7:13 PM, Rich Alderson <simh at alderson.users.panix.com> wrote:
> 
>> From: Zachary Kline <zkline at speedpost.net>
>> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 09:42:36 -0700
> 
>> as far as DecNet goes, am I correct in assuming that it's mostly useful for
>> connecting clusters? I'm learning VMS almost entirely on my own, never having
>> been exposed to it during its heyday.
> 
> DECNET predates VMS.

Indeed, by several generations.

> ...
> DECNET is available under RSX-11M and RSTS/E on PDP-11s, Tops-10 and TOPS-20
> on PDP-10s, and under VMS (and possibly Ultrix, I don't remember for certain)
> on VAXen, and on VMS follow-on systems.  It is as far as possible agnostic
> about what kind of system it was running on or connecting to.

DECnet/Ultrix, yes.  There is also a limited DECnet for RT-11, and for DOS.  And VAXELAN.  And possibly IAS, I don't remember that one for sure.

	paul