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ARPA tries both TCP and NCP. NCP and TCP are specifically for the respective protocol.
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* 11DUMP — accept a crash dump from a PDP-11.
* 11DUMP — accept a crash dump from a PDP-11.
* 11LOAD — remote boot for [[MINITS]].
* 11LOAD — remote boot for [[MINITS]].
* ARPA — forward connection to [[TCP]]/IP network.
* ARPA — forward connection to [[Network Control Protocol|NCP]] or [[TCP]]/IP network.
* BABEL — send a fixed string of printable [[ASCII]] characters.
* BABEL — send a fixed string of printable [[ASCII]] characters.
* BYE — send a good-bye quip.
* BYE — send a good-bye quip.
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* MLDEV — remote file system access; mainly for ITS.
* MLDEV — remote file system access; mainly for ITS.
* NAME — list logged in users.
* NAME — list logged in users.
* NCP — forward connection to NCP network.
* RMTDEV — remote file system; mainly for ITS to access [[TOPS-20]] files.
* RMTDEV — remote file system; mainly for ITS to access [[TOPS-20]] files.
* [[Chaosnet RTAPE protocol|RTAPE]] — remote tape access.  
* [[Chaosnet RTAPE protocol|RTAPE]] — remote tape access.  
* SEND — send message to a user.
* SEND — send message to a user.
* [[SUPDUP]] — remote login.
* [[SUPDUP]] — remote login.
* TCP — forward connection to TCP/IP network.
* [[TELNET]] — remote login.
* [[TELNET]] — remote login.
* TIME — network time service.
* TIME — network time service.
* UPTIME — report uptime.
* UPTIME — report uptime.
* YOW — send quote from Zippy the Pinhead.
* YOW — send quote from Zippy the Pinhead.

Revision as of 10:10, 7 October 2023

A brief overview of Chaosnet application protocols. The current list is mostly based on what's found on ITS.

  • 11DUMP — accept a crash dump from a PDP-11.
  • 11LOAD — remote boot for MINITS.
  • ARPA — forward connection to NCP or TCP/IP network.
  • BABEL — send a fixed string of printable ASCII characters.
  • BYE — send a good-bye quip.
  • ECHO — echo data back; mostly for testing.
  • DOOR — open door and call for elevator.
  • FINGER — remote file system access; mainly for Lisp machines.
  • NAME — list logged in users.
  • LIMERICK — send a Limerick.
  • LOAD — report host load.
  • MAIL — network email.
  • MINI — remote boot for Lisp machines.
  • MINI36 — remote boot for KS10s.
  • MLDEV — remote file system access; mainly for ITS.
  • NAME — list logged in users.
  • NCP — forward connection to NCP network.
  • RMTDEV — remote file system; mainly for ITS to access TOPS-20 files.
  • RTAPE — remote tape access.
  • SEND — send message to a user.
  • SUPDUP — remote login.
  • TCP — forward connection to TCP/IP network.
  • TELNET — remote login.
  • TIME — network time service.
  • UPTIME — report uptime.
  • YOW — send quote from Zippy the Pinhead.