List of Chaos application protocols

A brief overview of Chaos application protocols. The current list is mostly based on what's found on ITS and the CADR system software.

• 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.
• BAND-TRANSFER — send a Lispm "band".
• BYE — send a good-bye quip.
• ECHO — echo data back; mostly for testing.
• DOOR — open door and call for elevator.
• DOVER — print on Xerox Dover printer.
• FILE — remote file system access; mainly for Lisp machines.
• FINGER — list logged in users; mainly for Lisp machines.
• HARDCOPY — Lispm printing?
• HOSTAB — send host table.
• HOSTAT — report node status.
• 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.
• STATUS — report node status.
• 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.