So what happens to the person sitting at one of those terminals when Hal fills
up?
 
--micah
 
 
In article <1995Mar22.163353.42042@miavx1>, [log in to unmask]
(Aaron Porter) writes:
> Kent Covert ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
>
> : Actually, it's possible to get this message on any of the Gandalf classes,
> : it's just more likely to happen on MIAVX1.  This message occurs when all of
> : the ports available to a class are being used up.  For example, MIAVX1,
> : which is a serial connection to the Alpha, has 7 lines.  That's why it
> : fills up so easily.  The class MIAMIU has around 96 lines (I think).
>
> : Classes V1, Phoenix, and CASNext are a little different.  Instead of being
> : serial connections, these connections are made via a Telnet session.  These
> : classes share a total of 64 Telnet ports.  Therefore, the message
> : you received indicates that all telnet ports were being used (or there was
> : another problem that I'm not aware of...does anyone in networking wish to
> : comment?)
>
>       Is there any way arround this?  I'd kinda gotten used to waiting
> 30-45 minutes to get a modem, but having to wait another 5-7 after I get
> to hal to get to a service is really annoying.  Don't the Hughes vt's and
> a whole host of other services also go into hal?
>
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