[Info-vax] X-terminals again

[tadamsmar]

On Dec 8 2008, 3:56 pm, Wilm Boerhout <w6.boerh... at planet.nl> wrote:
> tadamsmarvaguely mentioned on 8-12-2008 21:41:
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> > I am trying to meet these requirements:
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> > 1.  X-terminal software that will run on Windows XP.
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> > 2.  For a user-friendly subset of these X-terminals, I need the
> > interface to be as user- friendly as some old Tectronix x-terminals
> > that we are currently using.  When you power these up, the Decwindows
> > username and password comes up automatically.
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> > 3.  The rest need to be more teckie-friendly.   The user needs access
> > to XP.
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> > I wonder if I can do this with a single product?
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> > We use XFREE on Windows 98 and 2000 now for the teckie-friendly
> > systems, and you have to log into VMS and run a command procedure to
> > set up the connection.
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> > We have old Tectronix X-terminal so the user-friedly systems, and they
> > came with software for VMS.  The VMS software is always running and
> > handles setting up access to the X-terminal automatically.
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> Use any X11 display server software.
> Put DEFINE DECW$IGNORE_WORKSTATION into the VMS SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM (that
> is, if VMS does not have it's own X11 graphical interface.

I am not sure what you mean by "if VMS does not have it's own X11
graphical interface."  All my units are workstations with a terminal
plugged it.  We need a few other X-terminals to run over the ethernet
on one of the workstations.

Should I add that line to startup or not?

Thanks!