Oldest computer on the internet?

[Zane H. Healy]

>On Dec 17 2004, 13:43, Ashley Carder wrote:
>>  > Does anyone know what the oldest documented functional computer is
>that is
>>  > connected to the internet?
>>  ..... and is accessible by others via telnet, etc?
>
>I'd suppose David Gesswein's PDP-8 would be a candidate.  I have a
>PDP-11/83 called titus running BSD2.11 which is internet-accessible,
>and my PDP-8/E has a serial line on a terminal server which is also
>internet-accessible, but neither is powered up 24/7.

In part it depends on ones definition of Internet accessible.  Does 
telneting to a VMS box, then using DECnet to connect to the target 
host count?  If so I've had a PDP-11/23 running RSX-11M accessible. 
If I had access to it, my PDP-11/44 which is about 25 years old could 
be accessible (it's currently buried under a pile of stuff in my 
folks garage, but if I need to I can get access to it on a clear day 
without to much trouble).

I could easily make my PDP-11/73 accessible via the Telnet to VMS 
then DECnet to PDP-11 trick with it running RSTS/E, RSX-11M, or 
RSX-11M+.  I could also have it directly accessible running 
RT-11/TSX+.  I suppose the /73 is pushing 18-20 years old (I don't 
really know, it's build from a MicroVAX II BA123 chassis, and parts 
I've collected over the years).

The only thing powered up 24/7 is my VMS server though, I can't 
afford the power  to keep a PDP-11 running 24/7.

			Zane

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