From: clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP   
      
   On 2025-10-27, jayjwa  wrote:   
   > It's an SDK but no one calls it that. It would be much easier to   
   > understand if they did. One creates an application in C or Pascal. Then   
   > you compile/link it with ELN libraries. Maybe it supports other   
   > languages but the docs mention C and Pascal.   
   >   
      
   Also supports Ada.   
      
   [snip]   
      
   >   
   > From the host side (one year is wrong for some reason):   
   >   
   > $   
   > %%%%%%%%%%%  OPCOM  18-DEC-2023 20:35:32.35  %%%%%%%%%%%   
   > Message from user DECNET on KUSHAL   
   > DECnet event 0.3, automatic line service   
   > From node 1.12 (KUSHAL),  1-JAN-2041 00:00:00.00   
   > Circuit QNA-0, Load, Requested, Node = 1.16, File = SAMPLE.SYS   
   > Operating system, Ethernet address = AA-00-04-00-10-04   
   >   
   > $   
   > %%%%%%%%%%%  OPCOM  18-DEC-2023 20:35:37.33  %%%%%%%%%%%   
   > Message from user DECNET on KUSHAL   
   > DECnet event 0.3, automatic line service   
   > From node 1.12 (KUSHAL),  1-JAN-2041 00:00:00.00   
   > Circuit QNA-0, Load, Successful, Node = 1.16, File = SAMPLE.SYS   
   > Operating system, Ethernet address = AA-00-04-00-10-04   
   >   
      
   This may be because the 15-bit date offset boundary for the   
   DECnet Phase IV event timestamp (as defined by the specification)   
   was passed several years ago and therefore the system may be placing   
   junk in that field. Current VMS itself uses the full 16-bits available,   
   hence there is no problem on VMS itself.   
      
   I came across this when I was probing EVL a few years ago and found that   
   contrary to the specs it was still OK on current VMS systems. I think it   
   was Rob who made that change to VMS but I can't remember for sure.   
      
   Simon.   
      
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   Simon Clubley, clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP   
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