[Info-vax] Mapping a PC screen to DECWindows

[Wilm Boerhout]

H Vlems vaguely mentioned on 20-1-2009 12:40:

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> Didier, Wilm,
> the toolkit from Microsoft is called Support For Unix (SFU). The most
> recent version is V3.5. This version runs on XP and W2k.
> I have no idea whether it works with Vista.

It does not. I checked.

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> ReflectionX supports XCMP broadcasts. This means that once the Xserver
> is running it presents you with a list of Xclients available on your
> network.
> Select one and you get the same logon screen as shown on a VAX or
> Alpha console.
> 
> There used to be an X server kit in PCSA/Pathworks. I forgot its name
> and have never used it. Perhaps it is now part of the VMS Freeware

The Pathworks X11 display server is called xCursion. It's not freeware, 
at least has never been, but it *may* be covered under the VMS hobbyist 
license. I did not check this.

It is on a Windows CD that comes with the Pathworks distribution. 
xCursion supports XDMCP. I would never use it in a business setup 
(security issues, beaten to dead in forums here and elsewhere), but for 
private / hobbyist use it is very convenient like you explained. It 
works under Vista, even the x64 variant thereof.

If anyone can convince me that it is indeed covered by the hobbyist 
license, I have the media available. Contact me privately if so desired.

/Wilm