[Info-vax] VMS on remote desktops

[smithfarm]

> So, I have set myself a modest goal to look at providing a more seamless
> integration of the remote desktop (Linux PC, thin client, etc) for the VMS
> developer and user - with input from the community and without blindly
> making my own assumptions about useage.  From a "cookbook" to changes to the
> DECwindows code, setup, or documentation, or more.  We'll see where it goes.

I tried, without much success, to get a remote VMS desktop to work on my 
Linux box. The principal problem I ran into was that pesky algorithm 
(Nagle?) that causes the system to delay sending keyboard and mouse 
input. I couldn't find any way to turn it off.

This was with OpenVMS VAX v7.3, however, and I understand that you're 
not going to focus on VAX for now. That's understandable. Now I have an 
RX2600 and an emulated Alpha, so I'll be able to test things and 
hopefully provide other input to the project.

That said, however, I think a lot of people wet their feet in VMS using 
the SimH emulator, which only does VAX. There, they run into a bunch of 
useability issues and, possibly, give up. It might be good to at least 
document these issues and present ideas for workarounds (such as using 
FreeAXP and OpenVMS Alpha v8.3 instead of SimH, assuming that helps).

I would be willing to try to write some of the documentation.

Nathan