Anyone interested in writing a TCP/IP stack for RSTS/E?

[FireflyST]

I think one of the problems that keeps RSTS/E from being in the public
hobbyist eye with PDP11 software is the lack of an IP stack. Anyone
here interested in getting together and writing one for our favorite
OS? I'm only really any good at BASIC-PLUS, which I think would create
way too much overhead if it even worked. I'd be happy to write some
applications though :)

[h***@aracnet.com]

Post by FireflyST
I think one of the problems that keeps RSTS/E from being in the public
hobbyist eye with PDP11 software is the lack of an IP stack. Anyone
here interested in getting together and writing one for our favorite
OS? I'm only really any good at BASIC-PLUS, which I think would create
way too much overhead if it even worked. I'd be happy to write some
applications though :)

I for one think a TCP stack would be great, to the best of my knowledge no
one has ever even done a commercial implementation. There has been talk
about this in the past. One possible starting point might be the stack that
is avialable for RT-11. Also, I believe Johnny has been working on one for
RSX-11M+.

Zane

[Bill Gunshannon]

Post by h***@aracnet.com

Post by FireflyST
I think one of the problems that keeps RSTS/E from being in the public
hobbyist eye with PDP11 software is the lack of an IP stack. Anyone
here interested in getting together and writing one for our favorite
OS? I'm only really any good at BASIC-PLUS, which I think would create
way too much overhead if it even worked. I'd be happy to write some
applications though :)

I for one think a TCP stack would be great, to the best of my knowledge no
one has ever even done a commercial implementation. There has been talk
about this in the past. One possible starting point might be the stack that
is avialable for RT-11. Also, I believe Johnny has been working on one for
RSX-11M+.

Actually, I have suggested this a number of times over the past several
years and even had someone send me some documentation on how to access
the Ethernet. But I never had the time (and I have even less at the
moment) and no one else ever expreszsed any interest. I would love to
see it as I still think RSTS was the best of the PDP-11 OSes but I am
not going to hold my breath waiting. :-) Maybe when I retire I will
have some free time. I am sure the PDP-11 will still be around.

bill

[h***@aracnet.com]

Post by Bill Gunshannon
Actually, I have suggested this a number of times over the past several
years and even had someone send me some documentation on how to access
the Ethernet. But I never had the time (and I have even less at the
moment) and no one else ever expreszsed any interest. I would love to
see it as I still think RSTS was the best of the PDP-11 OSes but I am
not going to hold my breath waiting. :-) Maybe when I retire I will
have some free time. I am sure the PDP-11 will still be around.

I'm inclined to think that anyone wanting to do this should start by looking
at the RT-11 TCP/IP stack, and at the uIP Embedded TCP/IP Stack
http://www.sics.se/~adam/uip/ (designed for 8-bit systems). The other thing
to do is get DECUS C and maybe PDP-11 C for RSTS/E (DEC C) running on thier
system. While I'd like to see RSTS/E 10.1 targeted, 9.6 probably makes the
most sense.

Zane