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From: davidsen@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP (William E. Davidsen Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: SIMTEL20
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Date: Wed, 15-Jul-87 11:58:54 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 15 11:58:54 1987
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In article <4UyCLWy00WAKI9k178@andrew.cmu.edu> aad+@andrew.cmu.edu (Anthony A. Datri) writes:
>Ahem.  Where in the hell are you getting the idea that simtel20 runs tenex?

I don't have the impression that anything is implied about operating
systems. There is a command in ftp called tenex (command, not o/s) which
causes 9 to 8 bit byte packing when going from a 36 bit machine to a 32
bit machine.

>See that "20" in there?  Check your host table.  Simtel20 is running
TOPS-20.

I doubt that it changes the number of bits.

>"rather than unix"?  Unix isn't the only os in the world, you know.  I'd like
>you try to run unix on a 20.  I have had no problems whatsoever ftping from
>simtel20 on a 780 running unix when doing an image mode transfer.

You must be lucky! I have to use tenex for 780's, both UNIX and VMS. My
friends have to use it from Suns. Could it be that your system has a
version of ftp with default tenex mode?

flame on ================
What an rude, arrogant, reply!
flame off ===============
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	bill davidsen		(wedu@ge-crd.arpa)
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"Stupidity, like virtue, is its own reward" -me