[Simh] [SimH] Networking support

Bruce Ray Bruce at Wild-Hare.com
Sat Mar 12 13:36:25 EST 2016


Yes.

I assume you are referring to the DG MV (32-bit) systems - there were 
several DG E'net controllers for the MVs.  What is the board's  005- 
model number or the name etched by the board's left extractor handle?


Bruce

On 3/12/2016 10:25 AM, Anders Magnusson wrote:
> Den 2016-03-12 kl. 17:45, skrev Clem Cole:
>> FYI:  CDC and Cray's often used HyperChannel adapters; but I suspect
>> have long lost the info on it (very funky SW interface).  Plus I doubt
>> I still have the code we developed for it (the HyperChannel was the
>> other side of the Tektronix TCP/IP for VMS implementation we did in
>> the late 1970's).  My memory is that we dedicated a PP to talking to
>> NOS, so there was very little OS code.    We spliced it into the RJE
>> system and never did much beyond FTP services for it; when I worked on
>> it.   I still talk with the guy that did the the PP work for NOS (Stan
>> Smith whom I will ask).   The Cray port was done by the NCAR guys
>> working with our CDC and VMS code; but that was after I was involved
>> in the work.
>>
>> BTW: @ LCC we did some work with DG on their UNIX port; I somehow seem
>> to remember that the Eclipse family used the original AMD ethernet
>> chip set on their network adapter.
> DG-UX or MV/UX?
> The DG ethernet card has a 82586 on board.  I have two of those cards,
> but unfortunately no programming specs. Anyone that has?
>
> -- Ragge
>
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