[Simh] VMS/VDE: Almost there

[John Forecast]

On Oct 7, 2015, at 9:56 AM, Paul Koning <paulkoning at comcast.net> wrote:

> 
>> 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.
> 
	Both IAS and RSX-11D (essentially the same code) were Phase II only. There was also a
	Phase II implementation for OS/8 but I seem to remember it being cancelled fairly early
	in the Phase II schedule.

	   John.

> 	paul
> 
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