So we had an interesting request on the Network Engineering Stack Exchange asking about X.25, Frame-Relay and ATM switching. The dedicated X.25 devices from the 70's and 80's are pretty solidly retro but I haven't seen much coverage of them. Would questions pertaining to these old NCP's, switches and the protocols of the time be on-topic for this forum?
- Yes please. My first computer job was writing code that turned x25 trace logs into something useful.🙂Mark Williams– Mark Williams2020-09-13 13:37:39 +00:00Commented Sep 13, 2020 at 13:37
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I would say yes, definitely.
Communications and networking have always been an integral part of computing. Therefore, they should be welcome here.
We do have questions regarding protocols; Econet and Novell Netware to name just two. so, bring them on.
- 1Having spent a certain amount of time on (what are now) retro computers implementing (what are now) retro protocols, I'd say "yes".dave– dave2020-09-10 01:38:58 +00:00Commented Sep 10, 2020 at 1:38
- 1Agreed, as long as it sticks to usage/higher protocol levels (I got a complete X25 test setup/network in my basement :)). Going too deep into X25 might be borderline.Raffzahn– Raffzahn2020-09-11 16:20:35 +00:00Commented Sep 11, 2020 at 16:20
- Would ISDN be considered retrocomputing? It's old, but not quite that old.an earwig– an earwig2020-09-21 14:13:01 +00:00Commented Sep 21, 2020 at 14:13