[Simh] VMS/VDE: Almost there

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2015-10-07 15:56, Paul Koning wrote:
>
>> On Oct 6, 2015, at 7:13 PM, Rich Alderson <simh at alderson.users.panix.com> wrote:
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>>> 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.

I believe there was also DECnet for SunOS, and I know there was DECnet 
for Symbolics Lisp machines. And people have implemented DECnet for 
Linux, and I'm sure there are other examples out there as well...

	Johnny