advent sources?

[Johnny Billquist]

Those are filename specifications used on systems with DECnet.
So no, you cannot generally, access them from your generic PC.

The filenames consist of a machine name, device, directory and filename 
parts.
And you also need to be on the "right" DECnet in order to access them.

However, it's a easy way of give a reference to a file within a 
DEC-centric world. Similar to giving an URL to reference a file over the 
internet.

However, Mim also happens to be a machine on the internet, on which 
anyone can log on. It's accessible as telnet:mim.update.uu.se, and you 
can log in with username GUEST, with password GUEST

	Johnny

Dan Gahlinger wrote:
> How do you read those references?
> ie: MIM::SYS$GAMES: or PDXVAX::GAMES: ?
> 
> can I access this from my regular PC somehow?
> or how will my vax access this?
> 
>  > Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:43:32 -0700
>  > To: bqt at softjar.se; cctalk at classiccmp.org
>  > From: healyzh at aracnet.com
>  > CC:
>  > Subject: Re: advent sources?
>  >
>  > At 10:07 AM +0100 3/27/08, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>  > >"Zane H. Healy" <healyzh at aracnet.com> skrev:
>  >
>  > >>Any chance of a copy of DND in there? Especially for RSTS/E or 
> RT-11? I'm
>  > >>aware of what is at http://members.tripod.com/~rancourt/default.htm
>  > >
>  > >I have atleast ADVENT compiled and running under RSX. Should work
>  > >fine under RSTS/E as well.
>  > >
>  > >Just check on MIM::SYS$GAMES:
>  >
>  > The VAX/VMS version of DND can be found at PDXVAX::GAMES:
>  >
>  > One of these days I'll get a few more games on there.
>  >
>  > Zane
>  >
>  >
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