[Info-vax] Is SIMH on a Mac a viable option ?

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In article <lbjm7h.5v4.ln at gw1.jguillaumes.dyndns.org>, Jordi Guillaumes i Pons <spamhere at hotmail.com> writes:
>En/na VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG ha escrit:
>>>>And then you will be able to TELNET localhost 10027. This is not full IP 
>>>>access, but at least you will be able to have several "sessions" at the 
>>>>same time.
>>>
>>>  You can set up OPA0 to be a telnet port, too.
>>>
>>>  And either way, you can then use a good VT emulator, like vtstar,
>>>  and have full access to almost all of the features of a real VT.
>>>
>> 
>> 
>> You have VTstar running on OSX?
>
>I think the OOP was talking about SIMH on windoze. For OSX (and, btw, 
>for windoze too) I use ZOC, which is not free but is not expensive (and 
>I've been using it since the OS/2 era ;)).
>
>Anyway, using the usual VMS apps and tools in a mac keyboard, specially 
>in a laptop keyboard, is WEIRD. By default (on ZOC), PF1 (GOLD) is 
>mapped to F1, PF2 to F2, and so on. With a real LK keyboard my fingers 
>"know" how to move inside EDT, but on my mac... well, it is like 
>re-learning to walk ;)

I find that the full Mac keyboard maps quite nicely for my needs.  It
and iTerm with some modifications and it works quite well AFAIAC.

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