[Info-vax] Kernel Transplantation

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 1/18/2024 3:38 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> DECnet had an address space so restricted, it make the 32-bit IP address
> space seem expansive.

16 bit is less than 32 bit.

If DEC had known how large DECnet networks would become, then they
would probably have chosen 32 bit.

But it is difficult to predict the future.

>                     And whose dumb idea was it to tie the DECnet address
> to the MAC address?

It is pretty smart. No need for an extra protocol.

Arne