>Simple, other than PCs the only netable machines I have are, Vaxen,
>PDP-11s.
>Of those the PDP-11s really dont have a OS that supports IP networking
>and
>the vaxen are all serial consoles (no graphics). Doable on vaxen but not
>practical.
You can use MAIL on the VAXen, as well as some fairly nice 3rd party apps.
I do email all the time at home on a VT420 connected to a DECserver,
talking to my one OpenVMS system which functions as a private email server
among other things. One a serial console you can also read news and surf
the net quite easily. Once you add DECwindows you've really got it nice,
especially if you step up to something like a PWS433au, which is quite
reasonably priced these days.
Zane
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Received on Sun Jun 03 2001 - 11:50:40 BST