Tom Perrine wrote:
A specific example of the VDH interface was the IMP at
NOSC.
IIRC it had 4 ports?
Normally yes (depending on the hardware configuration).
One was a local connection to the machine at NOSC in
the same room/building.
One was a VDH to UCSD
One was a VDH to LOGICON - the connection at the LOGICON end was a "56K
wideband modem", which was a little larger than a 2-drawer file cabinet. I
also seem to recall that the power supply had tubes.
Not sure where the 4th port went - I only saw the UCSD and LOGICON ends in
person.
Maybe this information for IMP 3 and 35 from 1979 can jog your memory.
HOST NOSC-SECURE2, 0/35,USER,TENEX,PDP10,[USC-ISIR1,ISIR1]
HOST LOGICON, 1/35,USER,UNIX,PDP11
HOST ACCAT-TIP, 2/35,USER,TIP,H316,[NELC-TIP]
HOST NOSC-SECURE3, 3/35,USER,UNIX,PDP11
HOST NOSC-CC, 0/3,SERVER,,UNIVAC-1110,[NUC-CC,NOSC-ELF]
HOST NOSC-SECURE1, 1/3,SERVER,UNIX,PDP11,[NUC-SECURE]
HOST NOSC-SDL, 2/3,SERVER,UNIX,PDP11,[NELC-ELF,NELC]
HOST NWC, 3/3,SERVER,EXEC-8,UNIVAC-1110
HOST NPRDC-11, 4/3,SERVER,UNIX,PDP11