[Simh] DECserver (terminal server) emulation?

Johnny Billquist bqt at softjar.se
Mon Apr 10 14:59:43 EDT 2017


On 2017-04-10 12:05, Jim Carpenter wrote:
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> On Apr 8, 2017 16:37, "Tim Stark" <fsword7 at verizon.net
> <mailto:fsword7 at verizon.net>> wrote:
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>     I have a great idea about DECserver emulator.  Does anyone plan to
>     emulate one of DECserver series?
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> I have always wanted an emulator for a DECserver 500! My ISP only hands
> out 1 IP address so using NAT port forwarding to hang a DECserver off
> port 23 would be really nice. I may have other uses for it too. (No, I
> don't want a real one. I have enough stuff here.)

Seems like you are trying to find complex solutions for simple problems.

Wouldn't it be easier to just write some small piece of software that 
accepts incoming connections on the telnet port, and can let you connect 
to other things without having to emulate a whole DECserver?

	Johnny

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