Steven M. Schweda wrote:
> FTP and Telnet to a TestDrive system work. There seems to be no
> outbound network access from a TestDrive system. (You may be able to
> get from one to itself or to another one, however. Much useful stuff,
> like SET DISPLAY back to the real world, or wget to fetch something, is
> doomed.)

One of the VMS testdrive systems allows SSH with X-11 tunneling.

You also now can get the common home drive used for the other platorms
mounted for you as VMS drive.

I have not checked to see if that means if you can use the rsync or svn
client on LINUX to fetch files for the VMS system.

-John
wb8tyw@qsl.network
Personal Opinion Only

On Aug 20, 10:06 pm, s...@antinode.org (Steven M. Schweda) wrote:
> From: AEF
>
> > > Why stop at V7.2? Of the V7's, I would (and did) pick V7.3-2. V7.2
> > > barely has ODS5.
>
> > Because I have the 7.2 disk(s) lying around somewhere and no others.
>
> The Hobbyist CD-ROM has V7.3. Later kits are often available if you
> ask for them.
>
> > I've got work to do, besides!!! (I have no VAX/Alpha/Integrity boxes
> > at home.)
>
> Everyone needs VMS junk at home. What do you do with your time now?

Well, I spend 3 hours a day commuting, for one thing.

The rest is none of your business. >:-|

>
> > I think I'll go with the test drive option. Will it let me upload my
> > TO.COM via FTP?
>
> FTP and Telnet to a TestDrive system work. There seems to be no
> outbound network access from a TestDrive system. (You may be able to
> get from one to itself or to another one, however. Much useful stuff,
> like SET DISPLAY back to the real world, or wget to fetch something, is
> doomed.)

That's fine. I just want to play around with TO.COM on an ODS-5
volume.

>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Steven M. Schweda sms@antinode-org
> 382 South Warwick Street (+1) 651-699-9818
> Saint Paul MN 55105-2547

AEF

AEF wrote:
> On Aug 20, 10:06 pm, s...@antinode.org (Steven M. Schweda) wrote:
>
>>From: AEF
>>
>>>> Why stop at V7.2? Of the V7's, I would (and did) pick V7.3-2. V7.2
>>>>barely has ODS5.
>>
>>>Because I have the 7.2 disk(s) lying around somewhere and no others.
>>
>> The Hobbyist CD-ROM has V7.3. Later kits are often available if you
>>ask for them.
>>
>>
>>>I've got work to do, besides!!! (I have no VAX/Alpha/Integrity boxes
>>>at home.)
>>
>> Everyone needs VMS junk at home. What do you do with your time now?
>
>
> Well, I spend 3 hours a day commuting, for one thing.
>

Do you drive or ride public transportation? If the later, (or for
car-pooling on days you don't drive), how about a laptop with
SIMH and an emulated VMS system?


> The rest is none of your business. >:-|
>
>
>>>I think I'll go with the test drive option. Will it let me upload my
>>>TO.COM via FTP?
>>
>> FTP and Telnet to a TestDrive system work. There seems to be no
>>outbound network access from a TestDrive system. (You may be able to
>>get from one to itself or to another one, however. Much useful stuff,
>>like SET DISPLAY back to the real world, or wget to fetch something, is
>>doomed.)
>
>
> That's fine. I just want to play around with TO.COM on an ODS-5
> volume.
>

AHA! SIMH-VAX won't do... You need an Alpha or Itanium emulator or
a Tadpole or an Itanium laptop... Or HP needs to release OpenVMS-VAX
V8.3 (with full ODS-5 support) from the secret lab in the sub-sub-sub-
basement at Spit Brook. :-) :-)

>
>>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Steven M. Schweda sms@antinode-org
>> 382 South Warwick Street (+1) 651-699-9818
>> Saint Paul MN 55105-2547
>
>
> AEF
>


--
John Santos
Evans Griffiths & Hart, Inc.
781-861-0670 ext 539

On Aug 21, 9:39 pm, John Santos wrote:
> AEF wrote:
> > On Aug 20, 10:06 pm, s...@antinode.org (Steven M. Schweda) wrote:
>
> >>From: AEF
>
> >>>> Why stop at V7.2? Of the V7's, I would (and did) pick V7.3-2. V7.2
> >>>>barely has ODS5.
>
> >>>Because I have the 7.2 disk(s) lying around somewhere and no others.

Oops, make that discs.

>
> >> The Hobbyist CD-ROM has V7.3. Later kits are often available if you
> >>ask for them.
>
> >>>I've got work to do, besides!!! (I have no VAX/Alpha/Integrity boxes
> >>>at home.)
>
> >> Everyone needs VMS junk at home. What do you do with your time now?
>
> > Well, I spend 3 hours a day commuting, for one thing.
>
> Do you drive or ride public transportation? If the later, (or for
> car-pooling on days you don't drive), how about a laptop with
> SIMH and an emulated VMS system?

I appreciate your efforts to help, but I will not go into any more
detail about this.

> > The rest is none of your business. >:-|
>
> >>>I think I'll go with the test drive option. Will it let me upload my
> >>>TO.COM via FTP?
>
> >> FTP and Telnet to a TestDrive system work. There seems to be no
> >>outbound network access from a TestDrive system. (You may be able to
> >>get from one to itself or to another one, however. Much useful stuff,
> >>like SET DISPLAY back to the real world, or wget to fetch something, is
> >>doomed.)
>
> > That's fine. I just want to play around with TO.COM on an ODS-5
> > volume.
>
> AHA! SIMH-VAX won't do... You need an Alpha or Itanium emulator or
> a Tadpole or an Itanium laptop... Or HP needs to release OpenVMS-VAX
> V8.3 (with full ODS-5 support) from the secret lab in the sub-sub-sub-
> basement at Spit Brook. :-) :-)

I actually managed to get an account on Deathrow last night, but I had
to VPN to work and do it from there. For some reason, telnet to gein
didn't work from my home ISP.
[...]
> >> Steven M. Schweda sms@antinode-org
[...]
> John Santos
[...]
AEF

AEF wrote:
> On Aug 21, 9:39 pm, John Santos wrote:
>
>>AEF wrote:
>>
>>>On Aug 20, 10:06 pm, s...@antinode.org (Steven M. Schweda) wrote:
>>
>>>>From: AEF
>>
>>>>>> Why stop at V7.2? Of the V7's, I would (and did) pick V7.3-2. V7.2
>>>>>>barely has ODS5.
>>
>>>>>Because I have the 7.2 disk(s) lying around somewhere and no others.
>
>
> Oops, make that discs.
>
>
>>>> The Hobbyist CD-ROM has V7.3. Later kits are often available if you
>>>>ask for them.
>>
>>>>>I've got work to do, besides!!! (I have no VAX/Alpha/Integrity boxes
>>>>>at home.)
>>
>>>> Everyone needs VMS junk at home. What do you do with your time now?
>>
>>>Well, I spend 3 hours a day commuting, for one thing.
>>
>>Do you drive or ride public transportation? If the later, (or for
>>car-pooling on days you don't drive), how about a laptop with
>>SIMH and an emulated VMS system?
>
>
> I appreciate your efforts to help, but I will not go into any more
> detail about this.

Hi Alan, I wasn't trying to be nosy or PC about this, just that if
you were driving those 3 hours, you obviously (I HOPE!!!) wouldn't
be trying to hack a new version of TO.COM while behind the wheel!
Otherwise... I've commuted by train, and it's much less boring if
you have something to do, like read or play bridge or hack on a
laptop.

On the other hand, if you're commute is via private NSA jet to
Area 51, where you reverse engineer crashed saucers, then you
really should be seeking advice from some other denizens of the
group, since the NSA might not like you carrying a computer
in and out of the facility :-) :-) :-)

>
>
>>>The rest is none of your business. >:-|

Okay, now you've made me curious :-)

>>
>>>>>I think I'll go with the test drive option. Will it let me upload my
>>>>>TO.COM via FTP?
>>
>>>> FTP and Telnet to a TestDrive system work. There seems to be no
>>>>outbound network access from a TestDrive system. (You may be able to
>>>>get from one to itself or to another one, however. Much useful stuff,
>>>>like SET DISPLAY back to the real world, or wget to fetch something, is
>>>>doomed.)
>>
>>>That's fine. I just want to play around with TO.COM on an ODS-5
>>>volume.
>>
>>AHA! SIMH-VAX won't do... You need an Alpha or Itanium emulator or
>>a Tadpole or an Itanium laptop... Or HP needs to release OpenVMS-VAX
>>V8.3 (with full ODS-5 support) from the secret lab in the sub-sub-sub-
>>basement at Spit Brook. :-) :-)
>
>
> I actually managed to get an account on Deathrow last night, but I had
> to VPN to work and do it from there. For some reason, telnet to gein
> didn't work from my home ISP.
> [...]

I think they've been having hardware problems, so access could be
intermittent.

>
>>>> Steven M. Schweda sms@antinode-org
>
> [...]
>
>>John Santos
>
> [...]
> AEF
>


--
John Santos
Evans Griffiths & Hart, Inc.
781-861-0670 ext 539

John Santos wrote:

[...]

>
> On the other hand, if you're commute is via private NSA jet to

Arrgh!!! "... your commute..."

[...]


--
John Santos
Evans Griffiths & Hart, Inc.
781-861-0670 ext 539