Re: IBM PC Connecting to DECNET

2022-06-01 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
> > > ... > > > I believe the DEPCA was based on the venerable > > > SONIC chipset, but it may have been the LANCE. It wasn't NE-2000 > > compatible > > > (that came later) :). > > > > LANCE seems plausible, or perhaps one of the later chips designed by DEC > > Jerusalem (SGEC etc.). What's a

Re: Looking for DEC XXDP TU58 images

2022-06-01 Thread Nigel Johnson Ham via cctalk
Thanks, Martin.   I will use  that info tomorrow! 73 Nigel Nigel Johnson, MSc., MIEEE, MCSE VE3ID/G4AJQ/VA3MCU Amateur Radio, the origin of the open-source concept! Skype: TILBURY2591 On 2022-06-01 19:11, Martin Bishop via cctalk wrote:

RE: Looking for DEC XXDP TU58 images

2022-06-01 Thread Martin Bishop via cctalk
http://www.retrocmp.com/tools/pdp-11-diagnostic-database/202-pdp-11-diagnostics-database Has info on ZQRC binaries and .bic / .bin images - loading is of course XFU. The .bic image is (essentially) in absolute binary paper tape format, which may or may not help with loading. ZQRC has been

Re: IBM PC Connecting to DECNET

2022-06-01 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 7:51 AM Paul Koning wrote: > > > > On Jun 1, 2022, at 5:53 AM, Warner Losh via cctech < > cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > ... > > I believe the DEPCA was based on the venerable > > SONIC chipset, but it may have been the LANCE. It wasn't NE-2000 > compatible > >

Looking for DEC XXDP TU58 images

2022-06-01 Thread Nigel Johnson Ham via cctalk
I have recently acquired my first ever RQDX3 and put it in a BA23 cabled to an RD53. Unfortunately the self-test light stays on, but I thought I would see how it responds anyway. The only thing I have on the system that can boot is an RX33 floppy and emulated TU58. I have all of AK6DN's

Re: IBM PC Connecting to DECNET

2022-06-01 Thread Glen Slick via cctalk
On Wed, Jun 1, 2022, 6:52 AM Paul Koning via cctalk wrote: > > > > On Jun 1, 2022, at 5:53 AM, Warner Losh via cctech < > cct...@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > > ... > > I believe the DEPCA was based on the venerable > > SONIC chipset, but it may have been the LANCE. It wasn't NE-2000 > compatible

Re: IBM PC Connecting to DECNET

2022-06-01 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Jun 1, 2022, at 5:53 AM, Warner Losh via cctech > wrote: > > ... > I believe the DEPCA was based on the venerable > SONIC chipset, but it may have been the LANCE. It wasn't NE-2000 compatible > (that came later) :). LANCE seems plausible, or perhaps one of the later chips designed by

Re: IBM PC Connecting to DECNET

2022-06-01 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 10:08 PM Wayne S via cctech wrote: > I think Decnet can run over a serial connection (rs-232) if you have > Decnet software. It’s not medium dependent. I got it to work years ago from > vax-to-vax. I’m not aware of any pc decnet software although I haven’t > looked much