Re: terminal without telnet

On 4/10/19 9:48 PM, kerravon86-/[email protected] [hercules-390] wrote:
>>>> I think we should be exchanging mail using software similar to Fidonet
>>>> or UUCP, running on our mainframe systems.
> 
>>> I like the idea.
>>>
>>> But, sadly, I think it would exclude a lot of people.
> 
>>> Being the masochist that I am, I'd be interested in a reincarnation of
>>> BITNET and PROFS (?). (I've actually casually looked for the software
>>> in the past.)
> 
>>> I also have functional (but unused) UUCP now. ():-)
> 
>> The Museum would be interested in participating in any or all of the
>> above, time permitting.
> 
> What hardware would you be using to
> exchange UUCP data? And can you
> describe the hardware a bit? I would
> like PDOS/390 to be able to drive
> that hardware.

  Well, the "cat's meow" for UUCP was always the Telebit Trailblazer (it
spoofs parts of the UUCP protocol for dramatic improvements in
performance), but I assumed we'd be using IP transport for UUCP.

            -Dave

-- 
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA